Uch Sharif in context: Street-network sprawl trends

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Uch Sharif plotted against Punjab and Pakistan. The SNDi of new construction in Uch Sharif was at its lowest in 1976-1990, 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, Uch Sharif's incremental SNDi rose from 3.59 to 3.96 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Uch Sharif ranked 61st out of 146 cities in Punjab and 97th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

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

What about similarly populated cities?

• Bacabal, Brazil
• Zhouzhi, China
• Begamganj, India
• Hanshan, China
• Balachandrapur, India
• Lakhipur, India

In new street additions, Uch Sharif built increasingly connected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then shifted to more disconnected patterns, while Bacabal built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Hanshan built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Uch Sharif became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards, while Bacabal grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Hanshan became progressively more connected. Notably, Uch Sharif had a more connected network than Hanshan in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.