Nowshera Virkan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Nowshera Virkan in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Nowshera VirkanPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Nowshera Virkan plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Nowshera Virkan's incremental SNDi rose from 2.43 to 5.47 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Nowshera Virkan ranked 26th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 47th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.47
Rank in Pakistan
196th of 292
Rank in Punjab
117th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.02
Rank in Pakistan
47th of 292
Rank in Punjab
26th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Nowshera VirkanMezhdurechenskPouss

While Mezhdurechensk and Pouss both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Nowshera Virkan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, Mezhdurechensk and Pouss both became progressively more disconnected, while Nowshera Virkan fluctuated in connectivity. Nowshera Virkan and Mezhdurechensk have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.