Oghi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Oghi in context

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OghiKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Oghi plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Oghi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.62 to 5.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Oghi ranked 11th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 143rd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.7
Rank in Pakistan
212th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
32nd of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.97
Rank in Pakistan
143rd of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
11th of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OghiLiangmataiPatherwa

Oghi, Liangmatai, and Patherwa all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Oghi and Liangmatai both became progressively more disconnected, while Patherwa grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Oghi had a more connected network than Liangmatai in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.