Narasaraopet: 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 Narasaraopet as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.64, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.93, 2.23 and 5.9. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Narasaraopet spans a total of 87 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, 1.93, 2.07 and 3.64. Data was not available in 1975.
Narasaraopet 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 Narasaraopet fare in comparison to others in Andhra Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Narasaraopet was the 7th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Andhra Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Andhra Pradesh, street construction in Narasaraopet has become more disconnected. Narasaraopet ranked 53rd in 1976-1990, 50th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Narasaraopet 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 Narasaraopet fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Narasaraopet was the 119th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in India, street construction in Narasaraopet has become more disconnected. Narasaraopet ranked 733rd in 1976-1990, 689th in 1991-2000 and 119th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Narasaraopet and Andhra Pradesh 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 Andhra Pradesh rose steadily.
To date, Narasaraopet is the 25th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Andhra Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Andhra Pradesh, the street network in Narasaraopet has become more disconnected. Narasaraopet ranked 56th in 1976-1990, 61st in 1991-2000 and 25th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Narasaraopet and India 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 India rose steadily.
To date, Narasaraopet is the 403rd-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in India, the street network in Narasaraopet has become more disconnected. Narasaraopet ranked 790th in 1976-1990, 859th in 1991-2000 and 403rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Narasaraopet had a built-up area of 4.41 square kilometers, and a population of 170309 people.
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