Khanewal in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Khanewal in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhanewalPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Khanewal plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Khanewal's incremental SNDi rose from 3.81 to 4.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Khanewal ranked 50th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 81st out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.39
Rank in Pakistan
127th of 292
Rank in Punjab
78th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.37
Rank in Pakistan
81st of 292
Rank in Punjab
50th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KhanewalCabimasSungai Petani

In new street additions, Khanewal and Sungai Petani both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Cabimas built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Khanewal and Cabimas have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.