Koliwar: 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 Koliwar as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.62, 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 nan, nan, -1.41 and 3.54. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Koliwar spans a total of 29 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, nan, 0.68 and 2.62. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Koliwar 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 Koliwar fare in comparison to others in Bihar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Koliwar was the 24th-most disconnected out of the 120 cities in Bihar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Bihar, street construction in Koliwar has become more disconnected. Koliwar ranked 49th in 1991-2000 and 24th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Koliwar 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 Koliwar fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Koliwar was the 549th-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 Koliwar has become more disconnected. Koliwar ranked 1048th in 1991-2000 and 549th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Koliwar and Bihar 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 Bihar rose steadily.
To date, Koliwar is the 55th-most disconnected out of the 120 cities in Bihar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Bihar, the street network in Koliwar has become more disconnected. Koliwar ranked 77th in 1991-2000 and 55th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Koliwar 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, Koliwar is the 782nd-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 Koliwar has become more disconnected. Koliwar ranked 1266th in 1991-2000 and 782nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Koliwar had a built-up area of 0.26 square kilometers, and a population of 61411 people.
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