Karak in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Karak in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Karak plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Karak's incremental SNDi rose from 2.95 to 3.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Karak ranked 2nd out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 46th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 3.29
- Rank in Pakistan
- 39th of 292
- Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
- 2nd of 67
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.02
- Rank in Pakistan
- 46th of 292
- Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
- 2nd of 67
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Venkatagiri, India
- Abhaipur, India
- Sanawad, India
- Rattangarh Kanakwal, India
- Lelystad, Netherlands
- Zomba, Malawi
In new street additions, Karak and Venkatagiri both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Rattangarh Kanakwal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Karak became progressively more disconnected, while Venkatagiri fluctuated in connectivity and Rattangarh Kanakwal fluctuated in connectivity. Karak and Venkatagiri have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.