Podili: 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 Podili as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.87, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.85, 1.03 and 1.05. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Podili spans a total of 41 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, 0.85, 0.84 and 0.87. Data was not available in 1975.
Podili 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 Podili fare in comparison to others in Andhra Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Podili was the 64th-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 Podili has become more disconnected. Podili ranked 71st in 1976-1990, 61st in 1991-2000 and 64th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Podili 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 Podili fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Podili was the 1012th-most disconnected 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 Podili has become more connected. Podili ranked 987th in 1976-1990, 859th in 1991-2000 and 1012th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Podili 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, Podili is the 86th-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 Podili has become more connected. Podili ranked 77th in 1976-1990, 84th in 1991-2000 and 86th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Podili 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, Podili is the 1338th-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 Podili has become more connected. Podili ranked 1104th in 1976-1990, 1224th in 1991-2000 and 1338th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Podili had a built-up area of 0.98 square kilometers, and a population of 62445 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: