Pashim Chhaparhati in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pashim Chhaparhati in context

0369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Pashim ChhaparhatiRangpur (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pashim Chhaparhati plotted against Rangpur and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Pashim Chhaparhati followed a zig-zag trend, compared to Rangpur which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Pashim Chhaparhati's incremental SNDi rose from 0.8 to 5.27 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pashim Chhaparhati ranked 1st out of 30 cities in Rangpur and 2nd out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.27
Rank in Bangladesh
43rd of 234
Rank in Rangpur
9th of 30

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.91
Rank in Bangladesh
2nd of 234
Rank in Rangpur
1st of 30

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Pashim ChhaparhatiSanto TomeKandangan

In new street additions, Pashim Chhaparhati fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Santo Tomé fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Kandangan built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Pashim Chhaparhati fluctuated in connectivity, while Santo Tomé fluctuated in connectivity and Kandangan became progressively more disconnected. Pashim Chhaparhati and Santo Tomé have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.