Tando Muhammad Khan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tando Muhammad Khan in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Tando Muhammad KhanSindh (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tando Muhammad Khan plotted against Sindh and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Tando Muhammad Khan's incremental SNDi rose from 2.35 to 4.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tando Muhammad Khan ranked 34th out of 50 cities in Sindh and 124th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.29
Rank in Pakistan
115th of 292
Rank in Sindh
28th of 50

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.77
Rank in Pakistan
124th of 292
Rank in Sindh
34th of 50

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Tando Muhammad KhanZhobHeihe

Tando Muhammad Khan, Zhob, and Heihe all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Tando Muhammad Khan and Zhob both fluctuated in connectivity, while Heihe grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Tando Muhammad Khan and Zhob have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.