Shahdadpur in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Shahdadpur in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShahdadpurSindh (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Shahdadpur plotted against Sindh and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Shahdadpur's incremental SNDi rose from 4.12 to 6.64 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Shahdadpur ranked 32nd out of 50 cities in Sindh and 115th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.64
Rank in Pakistan
249th of 292
Rank in Sindh
45th of 50

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.61
Rank in Pakistan
115th of 292
Rank in Sindh
32nd of 50

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ShahdadpurTergachiIjero-Ekiti

In new street additions, Shahdadpur and Tergachi both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ijero-Ekiti built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Shahdadpur and Ijero-Ekiti both became progressively more disconnected, while Tergachi fluctuated in connectivity. Shahdadpur and Tergachi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.