Fateh Jang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Fateh Jang plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Fateh Jang 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, Fateh Jang's incremental SNDi rose from 4.14 to 4.55 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Fateh Jang ranked 74th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 118th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Wangjiazhai, China
• Jalapa, Guatemala
• Sanghar, Pakistan
• 남흥동, North Korea
• Palia Kalan, India
• Tumen, China

In new street additions, Fateh Jang built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Wangjiazhai built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and 남흥동 built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Fateh Jang became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Wangjiazhai grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and 남흥동 became progressively more connected. Fateh Jang and Wangjiazhai have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.