Companyganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Companyganj in context

5678910<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
5678910<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CompanyganjSylhet (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Companyganj plotted against Sylhet and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Companyganj was at its lowest in 1991-2005, compared to Sylhet which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Companyganj's incremental SNDi rose from 7.17 to 7.41 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Companyganj ranked 15th out of 24 cities in Sylhet and 156th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.41
Rank in Bangladesh
103rd of 234
Rank in Sylhet
12th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.96
Rank in Bangladesh
156th of 234
Rank in Sylhet
15th of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CompanyganjTepiGumel

In new street additions, Companyganj built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Tepi built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns and Gumel built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Tepi and Gumel both became progressively more disconnected, while Companyganj became progressively more connected.