Banjariya in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Banjariya plotted against Far-Western and Nepal. The SNDi of new construction in Banjariya was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Far-Western which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Nepal which rose steadily. Most recently, Banjariya's incremental SNDi rose from 5.12 to 5.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Banjariya ranked 4th out of 4 cities in Far-Western and 20th out of 22 in Nepal as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Zabol, Iran
• Kamrej, India
• Maicao, Colombia
• Zhodzina, Belarus
• Sinchon, North Korea
• Montego Bay, Jamaica

In new street additions, Banjariya and Zabol both built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Zhodzina fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Banjariya became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Zabol became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards and Zhodzina fluctuated in connectivity.