Handwara: city in Jammu and Kashmir, 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.
View Handwara, India on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Handwara as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.35, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.37, 10.4 and 1.71. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Handwara spans a total of 24 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, 4.37, 4.62 and 4.35. Data was not available in 1975.
Handwara and Jammu and Kashmir 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 Jammu and Kashmir followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Handwara fare in comparison to others in Jammu and Kashmir? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Handwara was the 12th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Jammu and Kashmir. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Jammu and Kashmir, street construction in Handwara has become more connected. Handwara ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Handwara 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 Handwara fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Handwara was the 935th-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 Handwara has become more connected. Handwara ranked 167th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 935th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Handwara and Jammu and Kashmir 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 Jammu and Kashmir was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Handwara is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Jammu and Kashmir. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Jammu and Kashmir, the street network in Handwara has become more connected. Handwara ranked 6th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Handwara 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, Handwara is the 223rd-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 Handwara has become more connected. Handwara ranked 154th in 1976-1990, 149th in 1991-2000 and 223rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Handwara had a built-up area of 0.91 square kilometers, and a population of 62692 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: