Silchar: 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 Silchar as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 6.86, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.81, 7.04, 7.66 and 9.06. In each period, new street development in Silchar steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 2.23 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 1.4.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Silchar spans a total of 267 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 7.04, 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 4.81, 5.81, 6.33 and 6.86. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Silchar has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.0 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.52.
Silchar and Assam follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Silchar fare in comparison to others in Assam? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Silchar was the 1st-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 Silchar has become more disconnected. Silchar ranked 4th in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Silchar and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Silchar fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Silchar was the 11th-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 Silchar has become more disconnected. Silchar ranked 95th in 1975, 18th in 1976-1990, 28th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
Silchar and Assam follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Silchar is the 1st-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 Silchar has become more disconnected. Silchar ranked 4th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Silchar and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Silchar is the 31st-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 Silchar has become more disconnected. Silchar ranked 95th in 1975, 43rd in 1976-1990, 32nd in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Silchar had a built-up area of 16.73 square kilometers, and a population of 538513 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: