Rahim Yar Khan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rahim Yar Khan 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
Rahim Yar KhanPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rahim Yar Khan plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Rahim Yar Khan's incremental SNDi rose from 3.35 to 4.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rahim Yar Khan ranked 72nd out of 146 cities in Punjab and 116th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.07
Rank in Pakistan
92nd of 292
Rank in Punjab
57th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.61
Rank in Pakistan
116th of 292
Rank in Punjab
72nd of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Rahim Yar KhanYamunanagarSuqian

In new street additions, Rahim Yar Khan and Yamunanagar both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Suqian built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Looking at the full network, Yamunanagar and Suqian both became progressively more disconnected, while Rahim Yar Khan fluctuated in connectivity. Rahim Yar Khan and Yamunanagar have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.