Bhatpara: city in Chhattisgarh, 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 Bhatpara as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.98, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.39, 9.0 and 1.01. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bhatpara spans a total of 51 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, 4.0, 4.47 and 3.98. Data was not available in 1975.
Bhatpara and Chhattisgarh 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 Chhattisgarh peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Bhatpara fare in comparison to others in Chhattisgarh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bhatpara was the 17th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Chhattisgarh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Chhattisgarh, street construction in Bhatpara has become more connected. Bhatpara ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Bhatpara 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 Bhatpara fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bhatpara was the 1021st-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in India, street construction in Bhatpara has become more connected. Bhatpara ranked 163rd in 1976-1990, 18th in 1991-2000 and 1021st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Bhatpara and Chhattisgarh 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 Chhattisgarh rose steadily.
To date, Bhatpara is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Chhattisgarh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Chhattisgarh, the street network in Bhatpara has become more connected. Bhatpara ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Bhatpara 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, Bhatpara is the 318th-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 Bhatpara has become more connected. Bhatpara ranked 205th in 1976-1990, 167th in 1991-2000 and 318th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Bhatpara had a built-up area of 1.98 square kilometers, and a population of 185875 people.
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