Bettiah: city in Bihar, 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 Bettiah as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.92, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.47, 3.11, nan and 3.12. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bettiah spans a total of 87 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 3.12, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.47, 2.85, 2.84 and 2.92. Disconnectivity in Bettiah's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Bettiah and Bihar 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 Bihar followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Bettiah fare in comparison to others in Bihar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bettiah was the 30th-most disconnected out of the 120 cities in Bihar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bihar, street construction in Bettiah has become more connected. Bettiah ranked 20th in 1975, 37th in 1976-1990 and 30th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Bettiah 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 Bettiah fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bettiah was the 647th-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 Bettiah has become more connected. Bettiah ranked 397th in 1975, 422nd in 1976-1990 and 647th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Bettiah and Bihar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Bettiah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bihar rose steadily.
To date, Bettiah is the 52nd-most disconnected out of the 120 cities in Bihar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bihar, the street network in Bettiah has become more connected. Bettiah ranked 20th in 1975, 41st in 1976-1990, 45th in 1991-2000 and 52nd in 2001-2014.
Bettiah and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Bettiah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Bettiah is the 672nd-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 Bettiah has become more connected. Bettiah ranked 397th in 1975, 490th in 1976-1990, 600th in 1991-2000 and 672nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Bettiah had a built-up area of 2.66 square kilometers, and a population of 335028 people.
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