Chak Jhumra in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Chak Jhumra in context

2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Chak JhumraPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chak Jhumra plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Chak Jhumra rose steadily, compared to Punjab which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Pakistan which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Chak Jhumra's incremental SNDi rose from 3.56 to 4.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chak Jhumra ranked 34th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 58th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.24
Rank in Pakistan
108th of 292
Rank in Punjab
66th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.13
Rank in Pakistan
58th of 292
Rank in Punjab
34th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Chak JhumraTurakurganChapaevsk

In new street additions, Chak Jhumra and Chapaevsk both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Turakurgan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Chak Jhumra and Chapaevsk both became progressively more disconnected, while Turakurgan fluctuated in connectivity. Chak Jhumra and Turakurgan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.