Hujra Shah Muqeem in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hujra Shah Muqeem in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Hujra Shah MuqeemPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hujra Shah Muqeem plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Hujra Shah Muqeem followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, 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, Hujra Shah Muqeem's incremental SNDi fell from 4.17 to 3.43 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hujra Shah Muqeem ranked 81st out of 146 cities in Punjab and 132nd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.43
Rank in Pakistan
52nd of 292
Rank in Punjab
30th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.84
Rank in Pakistan
132nd of 292
Rank in Punjab
81st of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Hujra Shah MuqeemManazil BaradanTianya District

In new street additions, Hujra Shah Muqeem fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Manazil Baradan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Tianya District built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Hujra Shah Muqeem fluctuated in connectivity, while Manazil Baradan grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Tianya District became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Hujra Shah Muqeem had a more sprawly network than Tianya District in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.