Thana in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Thana in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ThanaKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Region)Pakistan (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Thana plotted against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Thana's incremental SNDi rose from 4.91 to 5.11 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Thana ranked 31st out of 67 cities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and 228th out of 292 in Pakistan as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.11
Rank in Pakistan
171st of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
15th of 67

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
5.07
Rank in Pakistan
228th of 292
Rank in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
31st of 67

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ThanaAnjuLincoln

In new street additions, Anju and Lincoln both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, while Thana fluctuated in street-construction patterns. Looking at the full network, Anju and Lincoln both became progressively more disconnected, while Thana fluctuated in connectivity. Thana and Anju have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.