Sargodha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sargodha 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
SargodhaPunjab (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sargodha plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Sargodha rose steadily, 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, Sargodha's incremental SNDi rose from 3.65 to 4.24 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sargodha ranked 37th out of 146 cities in Punjab and 63rd out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.24
Rank in Pakistan
107th of 292
Rank in Punjab
65th of 146

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.21
Rank in Pakistan
63rd of 292
Rank in Punjab
37th of 146

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

What about similarly populated cities?

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
SargodhaWarriMardan

In new street additions, Sargodha and Warri both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Mardan built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then shifted to more disconnected patterns. For the full network, Sargodha and Warri both became progressively more disconnected, while Mardan became more connected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then grew more sprawly from 1991-2005 onwards.