Thana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Thana in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ThanaKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Thana plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Thana's incremental SNDi rose from 4.91 to 5.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Thana ranked 31st out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 228th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.11
Rank in Pakistan
171st of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
15th of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.07
Rank in Pakistan
228th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
31st of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
ThanaAnjuLincoln

While Anju and Lincoln both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Thana fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Anju and Lincoln both became progressively more disconnected, while Thana fluctuated in connectivity. Thana and Anju have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.