North Lakhimpur: city in Assam, 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 North Lakhimpur as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.27, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.03, 2.84, 5.94 and 7.63. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in North Lakhimpur fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in North Lakhimpur spans a total of 103 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 5.94, 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 3.03, 2.89, 5.06 and 5.27. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but North Lakhimpur has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
North Lakhimpur and Assam do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in North Lakhimpur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Assam rose steadily.
How do development practices in North Lakhimpur fare in comparison to others in Assam? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in North Lakhimpur was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 30 cities in Assam. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Assam, street construction in North Lakhimpur has become more disconnected. North Lakhimpur ranked 9th in 1975, 16th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
North Lakhimpur and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in North Lakhimpur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in North Lakhimpur fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in North Lakhimpur was the 30th-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 North Lakhimpur has become more disconnected. North Lakhimpur ranked 296th in 1975, 487th in 1976-1990, 93rd in 1991-2000 and 30th in 2001-2014.
North Lakhimpur and Assam do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in North Lakhimpur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Assam rose steadily.
To date, North Lakhimpur is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 30 cities in Assam. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Assam, the street network in North Lakhimpur has become more disconnected. North Lakhimpur ranked 9th in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
North Lakhimpur and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in North Lakhimpur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, North Lakhimpur is the 97th-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 North Lakhimpur has become more disconnected. North Lakhimpur ranked 296th in 1975, 481st in 1976-1990, 97th in 1991-2000 and 97th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, North Lakhimpur had a built-up area of 5.78 square kilometers, and a population of 52830 people.
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