Charkhai: city in Sylhet, Bangladesh
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
View Charkhai, Bangladesh on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Charkhai as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.32, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.99, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Charkhai spans a total of 20 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, which is highly disconnected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are nan, -0.99, 1.9 and 2.32. Data was not available in 1975.
Charkhai and Sylhet do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sylhet rose steadily.
How do development practices in Charkhai fare in comparison to others in Sylhet? out of the 14 cities in Sylhet. Charkhai ranked 7th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Charkhai and Bangladesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bangladesh rose steadily.
How do development practices in Charkhai fare in comparison to others in Bangladesh? out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Charkhai ranked 99th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Charkhai and Sylhet do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sylhet rose steadily.
To date, Charkhai is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 14 cities in Sylhet. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Sylhet, the street network in Charkhai has become more connected. Charkhai ranked 7th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Charkhai and Bangladesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bangladesh rose steadily.
To date, Charkhai is the 110th-most disconnected out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bangladesh, the street network in Charkhai has become more connected. Charkhai ranked 104th in 1976-1990, 89th in 1991-2000 and 110th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Charkhai had a built-up area of 1.49 square kilometers, and a population of 63467 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: