Chhaola in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chhaola in context

691215<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
691215<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChhaolaRangpur (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chhaola plotted against Rangpur and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Chhaola followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, compared to Rangpur which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Chhaola's incremental SNDi fell from 14.82 to 13.42 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chhaola ranked 30th out of 30 cities in Rangpur and 225th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
13.42
Rank in Bangladesh
195th of 234
Rank in Rangpur
26th of 30

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
13.76
Rank in Bangladesh
225th of 234
Rank in Rangpur
30th of 30

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

What about similarly populated cities?

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ChhaolaAl KiswahBuyo

In new street additions, Chhaola fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Al Kiswah built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Buyo fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Chhaola fluctuated in connectivity, while Al Kiswah became progressively more disconnected and Buyo fluctuated in connectivity.