Narsipatnam: 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 Narsipatnam as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.83, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.91, nan and 4.32. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Narsipatnam spans a total of 51 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.91, 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, 3.75, 3.75 and 3.83. Data was not available in 1975.
Narsipatnam 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 Narsipatnam fare in comparison to others in Andhra Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Narsipatnam was the 27th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Andhra Pradesh. Narsipatnam ranked 13th in 1976-1990 and 27th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Narsipatnam 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 Narsipatnam fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Narsipatnam was the 376th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Narsipatnam ranked 232nd in 1976-1990 and 376th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Narsipatnam 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, Narsipatnam is the 21st-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 Narsipatnam has become more connected. Narsipatnam ranked 14th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Narsipatnam 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, Narsipatnam is the 352nd-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 Narsipatnam has become more connected. Narsipatnam ranked 257th in 1976-1990, 310th in 1991-2000 and 352nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Narsipatnam had a built-up area of 1.94 square kilometers, and a population of 90725 people.
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