Naogaon in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Naogaon in context

6912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
6912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NaogaonRajshahi (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Naogaon plotted against Rajshahi and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Naogaon's incremental SNDi rose from 6.34 to 13.2 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Naogaon ranked 18th out of 37 cities in Rajshahi and 117th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
13.2
Rank in Bangladesh
192nd of 234
Rank in Rajshahi
25th of 37

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
6.42
Rank in Bangladesh
117th of 234
Rank in Rajshahi
18th of 37

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
NaogaonVladikavkazRaichur

In new street additions, Naogaon fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Vladikavkaz built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Raichur built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Vladikavkaz and Raichur both became progressively more disconnected, while Naogaon fluctuated in connectivity.