Lalganj: 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 Lalganj as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.09, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.28, nan and 0.3. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Lalganj spans a total of 55 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, -0.28, -0.28 and -0.09. Data was not available in 1975.
Lalganj 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 Lalganj fare in comparison to others in Bihar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lalganj was the 54th-most disconnected out of the 120 cities in Bihar. Lalganj ranked 83rd in 1976-1990 and 54th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Lalganj 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.
Lalganj 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, Lalganj is the 102nd-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 Lalganj has become more connected. Lalganj ranked 88th in 1976-1990, 94th in 1991-2000 and 102nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lalganj 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.
As of 2015, Lalganj had a built-up area of 0.24 square kilometers, and a population of 105693 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: