Burewala in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Burewala in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BurewalaPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Burewala plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Burewala's incremental SNDi rose from 3.57 to 3.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Burewala ranked 47th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 77th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.82
Rank in Pakistan
73rd of 292
Rank in Punjab
42nd of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.35
Rank in Pakistan
77th of 292
Rank in Punjab
47th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
BurewalaMonteriaNagaon

In new street additions, Burewala and Montería both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Nagaon built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.