Pithapuram: 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 Pithapuram as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.85, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, nan and 0.39. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Pithapuram spans a total of 57 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 0.39, which is very well-connected.
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, nan, nan and 0.85. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Pithapuram 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 Pithapuram fare in comparison to others in Andhra Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pithapuram was the 68th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Andhra Pradesh. Pithapuram ranked 68th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Pithapuram 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 Pithapuram fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pithapuram was the 1106th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Pithapuram ranked 1106th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Pithapuram 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, Pithapuram is the 87th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Andhra Pradesh. Pithapuram ranked 87th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Pithapuram 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, Pithapuram is the 1345th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Pithapuram ranked 1345th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Pithapuram had a built-up area of 2.45 square kilometers, and a population of 108626 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: