Gujrat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gujrat in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GujratPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gujrat plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Gujrat 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, Gujrat's incremental SNDi rose from 4.62 to 5.34 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gujrat ranked 98th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 168th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.34
Rank in Pakistan
185th of 292
Rank in Punjab
113th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.23
Rank in Pakistan
168th of 292
Rank in Punjab
98th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GujratHaizhou DistrictBiratnagar

While Haizhou District and Biratnagar both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Gujrat built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Gujrat and Biratnagar both became progressively more disconnected, while Haizhou District grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Gujrat had a more connected network than Haizhou District in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.