Darya Khan in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Darya Khan in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Darya Khan plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Darya Khan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, 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, Darya Khan's incremental SNDi fell from 5.87 to 4.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Darya Khan ranked 131st out of 146 cities in Punjab and 233rd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.77
- Rank in Pakistan
- 152nd of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 97th of 146
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.19
- Rank in Pakistan
- 233rd of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 131st of 146
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
While Gao and Kadirli both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Darya Khan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full network, Darya Khan fluctuated in connectivity, while Gao became progressively more disconnected and Kadirli fluctuated in connectivity.