Renala Khurd in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Renala Khurd 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
Renala KhurdPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Renala Khurd plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Renala Khurd's incremental SNDi rose from 3.37 to 3.88 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Renala Khurd ranked 70th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 112th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.88
Rank in Pakistan
78th of 292
Rank in Punjab
47th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.59
Rank in Pakistan
112th of 292
Rank in Punjab
70th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
Renala KhurdSisulu VillageChara

In new street additions, Renala Khurd fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sisulu Village built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Chara built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Sisulu Village and Chara both became progressively more disconnected, while Renala Khurd fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Renala Khurd had a more sprawly network than Chara in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.