Matihani: 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 Matihani as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.51, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.57, nan and 0.07. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Matihani spans a total of 12 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, 0.57, 0.57 and 0.51. Data was not available in 1975.
Matihani 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 Matihani fare in comparison to others in Bihar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Matihani was the 59th-most disconnected out of the 120 cities in Bihar. Matihani ranked 71st in 1976-1990 and 59th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Matihani 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 Matihani fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Matihani was the 1142nd-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Matihani ranked 1035th in 1976-1990 and 1142nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Matihani 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, Matihani is the 88th-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 Matihani has become more connected. Matihani ranked 74th in 1976-1990, 81st in 1991-2000 and 88th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Matihani 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, Matihani is the 1422nd-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 Matihani has become more connected. Matihani ranked 1168th in 1976-1990, 1294th in 1991-2000 and 1422nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Matihani had a built-up area of 1.22 square kilometers, and a population of 50193 people.
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