Chakwal in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Chakwal in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Chakwal plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Chakwal was at its lowest in 1976-1990, 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, Chakwal's incremental SNDi rose from 4.45 to 4.94 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Chakwal ranked 103rd out of 146 cities in Punjab and 175th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.94
- Rank in Pakistan
- 163rd of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 105th of 146
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 4.28
- Rank in Pakistan
- 175th of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 103rd 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, Chakwal built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Arkhangelsk fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Khajauli built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Chakwal became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Arkhangelsk became progressively more disconnected and Khajauli became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards. Chakwal and Khajauli have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.