Hamirpur: city in Himachal Pradesh, 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 Hamirpur as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.05, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.62, 5.48 and 5.87. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Hamirpur spans a total of 67 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, 2.01, 2.75 and 5.05. Data was not available in 1975.
Hamirpur and Himachal Pradesh 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 Himachal Pradesh was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Hamirpur fare in comparison to others in Himachal Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hamirpur was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Himachal Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Himachal Pradesh, street construction in Hamirpur has become more disconnected. Hamirpur ranked 7th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hamirpur 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 Hamirpur fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hamirpur was the 121st-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 Hamirpur has become more disconnected. Hamirpur ranked 817th in 1976-1990, 130th in 1991-2000 and 121st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hamirpur and Himachal Pradesh 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 Himachal Pradesh was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Hamirpur is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Himachal Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Himachal Pradesh, the street network in Hamirpur has become more disconnected. Hamirpur ranked 6th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hamirpur 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, Hamirpur is the 115th-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 Hamirpur has become more disconnected. Hamirpur ranked 766th in 1976-1990, 630th in 1991-2000 and 115th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Hamirpur had a built-up area of 0.84 square kilometers, and a population of 100444 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: