Basirpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Basirpur in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Basirpur plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Basirpur's incremental SNDi rose from 4.27 to 5.74 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Basirpur ranked 111th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 184th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.74
- Rank in Pakistan
- 213th of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 123rd of 146
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.4
- Rank in Pakistan
- 184th of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 111th of 146
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Basirpur fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Yunhe County built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Mota built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Basirpur fluctuated in connectivity, while Yunhe County grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Mota became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Basirpur and Mota have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.