Kot Radha Kishan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kot Radha Kishan 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
Kot Radha KishanPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kot Radha Kishan plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kot Radha Kishan's incremental SNDi rose from 3.17 to 4.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kot Radha Kishan ranked 44th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 74th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.29
Rank in Pakistan
114th of 292
Rank in Punjab
70th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.33
Rank in Pakistan
74th of 292
Rank in Punjab
44th 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
Kot Radha KishanBenxi Manchu Autonomous CountyRiberalta

In new street additions, Kot Radha Kishan and Riberalta both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Benxi Manchu Autonomous County built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Kot Radha Kishan and Benxi Manchu Autonomous County both became progressively more disconnected, while Riberalta fluctuated in connectivity. Kot Radha Kishan and Benxi Manchu Autonomous County have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.