Yar Hussain in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Yar Hussain 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
Yar HussainKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Yar Hussain plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Yar Hussain was at its lowest in 1976-1990, compared to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Yar Hussain's incremental SNDi rose from 4.9 to 5.45 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Yar Hussain ranked 19th out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 195th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.45
Rank in Pakistan
195th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
25th of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.55
Rank in Pakistan
195th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
19th of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Yar HussainGandhidhamGaoming

In new street additions, Yar Hussain built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Gandhidham built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Gaoming fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Yar Hussain became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Gandhidham became progressively more disconnected and Gaoming fluctuated in connectivity. Yar Hussain and Gaoming have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.