Sundarganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sundarganj in context

681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
681012<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SundarganjRangpur (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sundarganj plotted against Rangpur and Bangladesh. While Rangpur and Bangladesh both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Sundarganj's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Sundarganj's incremental SNDi rose from 10.85 to 12.53 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sundarganj ranked 26th out of 30 cities in Rangpur and 209th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
12.53
Rank in Bangladesh
182nd of 234
Rank in Rangpur
24th of 30

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
11.53
Rank in Bangladesh
209th of 234
Rank in Rangpur
26th of 30

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
SundarganjPerambalurKhairpur Nathan Shah

While Perambalur and Khairpur Nathan Shah both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Sundarganj fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Perambalur and Khairpur Nathan Shah both became progressively more disconnected, while Sundarganj fluctuated in connectivity.