Nathe Khalsa in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nathe Khalsa 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
Nathe KhalsaPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nathe Khalsa plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Nathe Khalsa was at its lowest in 1976-1990, 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, Nathe Khalsa's incremental SNDi rose from 3.49 to 4.67 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nathe Khalsa ranked 65th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 105th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.67
Rank in Pakistan
145th of 292
Rank in Punjab
90th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.51
Rank in Pakistan
105th of 292
Rank in Punjab
65th 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
Nathe KhalsaZhongningTalcher

In new street additions, Nathe Khalsa built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Zhongning built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Talcher fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Nathe Khalsa became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Zhongning became progressively more disconnected and Talcher fluctuated in connectivity. Nathe Khalsa and Zhongning have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.