Phool Nagar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Phool Nagar in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Phool NagarPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Phool Nagar plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Phool Nagar's incremental SNDi rose from 2.97 to 3.14 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Phool Nagar ranked 33rd out of 146 cities in Punjab and 57th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.14
Rank in Pakistan
30th of 292
Rank in Punjab
15th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.11
Rank in Pakistan
57th of 292
Rank in Punjab
33rd of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Phool NagarHangkongjidiBalakovo

In new street additions, Phool Nagar fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Hangkongjidi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Balakovo built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Phool Nagar and Hangkongjidi both grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Balakovo became progressively more disconnected. Notably, Phool Nagar had a more connected network than Hangkongjidi in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.