Piprakothi: 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 Piprakothi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.87, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, -0.54 and 2.45. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Piprakothi spans a total of 53 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, -0.54 and 1.87. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Piprakothi 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 Piprakothi fare in comparison to others in Bihar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Piprakothi was the 36th-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 Piprakothi has become more disconnected. Piprakothi ranked 46th in 1991-2000 and 36th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Piprakothi 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 Piprakothi fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Piprakothi was the 796th-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 Piprakothi has become more disconnected. Piprakothi ranked 999th in 1991-2000 and 796th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Piprakothi 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, Piprakothi is the 68th-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 Piprakothi has become more disconnected. Piprakothi ranked 98th in 1991-2000 and 68th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Piprakothi 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, Piprakothi is the 1054th-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 Piprakothi has become more disconnected. Piprakothi ranked 1464th in 1991-2000 and 1054th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Piprakothi had a built-up area of 1.12 square kilometers, and a population of 193136 people.
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