Faqirwali in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Faqirwali in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
FaqirwaliPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Faqirwali plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Faqirwali 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, Faqirwali's incremental SNDi rose from 3.24 to 4.56 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Faqirwali ranked 32nd out of 146 cities in Punjab and 56th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.56
Rank in Pakistan
137th of 292
Rank in Punjab
85th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.11
Rank in Pakistan
56th of 292
Rank in Punjab
32nd 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
FaqirwaliIgualadaGidan Mai Ungwan

In new street additions, Faqirwali built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Igualada fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Gidan Mai Ungwan built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Faqirwali and Igualada have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.