Malakwal in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Malakwal in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Malakwal plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Malakwal's incremental SNDi rose from 5.29 to 5.81 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Malakwal ranked 133rd out of 146 cities in Punjab and 236th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.81
- Rank in Pakistan
- 218th of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 126th of 146
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.33
- Rank in Pakistan
- 236th of 292
- Rank in Punjab
- 133rd of 146
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Malakwal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Quva built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Jhajha built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Malakwal and Quva have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.