Bapatla: city in Andhra Pradesh, India
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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Bapatla as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.57, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.76, 3.41, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bapatla spans a total of 53 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.41, 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 4.76, 3.4, 3.4 and 3.57. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Bapatla has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Bapatla and Andhra Pradesh 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 Andhra Pradesh rose steadily.
How do development practices in Bapatla fare in comparison to others in Andhra Pradesh? out of the 97 cities in Andhra Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Andhra Pradesh, street construction in Bapatla has become more connected. Bapatla ranked 3rd in 1975 and 20th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Bapatla and India 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 India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Bapatla fare in comparison to others in India? out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in India, street construction in Bapatla has become more connected. Bapatla ranked 100th in 1975 and 342nd in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Bapatla and Andhra Pradesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Bapatla was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Andhra Pradesh rose steadily.
To date, Bapatla is the 27th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Andhra Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Andhra Pradesh, the street network in Bapatla has become more connected. Bapatla ranked 3rd in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 24th in 1991-2000 and 27th in 2001-2014.
Bapatla and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Bapatla was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Bapatla is the 442nd-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in India, the street network in Bapatla has become more connected. Bapatla ranked 100th in 1975, 338th in 1976-1990, 407th in 1991-2000 and 442nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Bapatla had a built-up area of 3.68 square kilometers, and a population of 98854 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: