Motihari: 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 Motihari as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.99, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.77, 3.84, 4.11 and 4.52. In each period, new street development in Motihari steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.07 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.4.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Motihari spans a total of 88 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.84, 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 2.77, 3.75, 3.88 and 3.99. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Motihari has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.98 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.12.
Motihari and Bihar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Motihari rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bihar followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Motihari fare in comparison to others in Bihar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Motihari was the 15th-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 Motihari has become more disconnected. Motihari ranked 17th in 1975, 24th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014.
Motihari 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 Motihari fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Motihari was the 340th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Motihari ranked 340th in 1975, 245th in 1976-1990, 318th in 1991-2000 and 340th in 2001-2014.
Motihari and Bihar follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Motihari is the 24th-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 Motihari has become more connected. Motihari ranked 17th in 1975, 25th in 1976-1990, 23rd in 1991-2000 and 24th in 2001-2014.
Motihari and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Motihari is the 312th-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 Motihari has become more disconnected. Motihari ranked 340th in 1975, 256th in 1976-1990, 282nd in 1991-2000 and 312th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Motihari had a built-up area of 2.15 square kilometers, and a population of 293881 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: