Jamalganj in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jamalganj in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jamalganj plotted against Sylhet and Bangladesh. The SNDi of new construction in Jamalganj fell steadily, compared to Sylhet which rose steadily and Bangladesh which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Jamalganj's incremental SNDi fell from 12.1 to 10.44 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jamalganj ranked 23rd out of 24 cities in Sylhet and 217th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
10.44
Rank in Bangladesh
154th of 234
Rank in Sylhet
18th of 24

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
12.85
Rank in Bangladesh
217th of 234
Rank in Sylhet
23rd of 24

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

What about similarly populated cities?

4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4812<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JamalganjAnarNalitabari

In new street additions, Jamalganj and Anar both built increasingly connected streets over time, while Nalitabari fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Jamalganj and Anar both became progressively more connected, while Nalitabari fluctuated in connectivity.