Katen Bala in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Katen Bala in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Katen Bala plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Katen Bala's incremental SNDi rose from 5.44 to 9.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Katen Bala ranked 63rd out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 284th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 9.08
- Rank in Pakistan
- 277th of 292
- Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
- 59th of 67
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 9.08
- Rank in Pakistan
- 284th of 292
- Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
- 63rd of 67
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Katen Bala fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while qīngjiàn jiēdào built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Youssoufia fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Katen Bala fluctuated in connectivity, while qīngjiàn jiēdào grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Youssoufia became progressively more connected.