Panjgur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Panjgur in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PanjgurBalochistan (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Panjgur plotted against Balochistan and Pakistan. While Balochistan and Pakistan both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Panjgur's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Panjgur's incremental SNDi rose from 3.2 to 3.72 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Panjgur ranked 9th out of 19 cities in Balochistan and 114th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.72
Rank in Pakistan
68th of 292
Rank in Balochistan
10th of 19

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.59
Rank in Pakistan
114th of 292
Rank in Balochistan
9th of 19

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PanjgurMaykopLuchuan

In new street additions, Panjgur and Maykop both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Luchuan built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Maykop and Luchuan both became progressively more disconnected, while Panjgur fluctuated in connectivity. Panjgur and Luchuan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.