Kathua: 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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Kathua as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.74, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.93, 3.31, 6.0 and 6.03. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Kathua fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kathua spans a total of 96 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 6.03, 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 5.93, 5.54, 5.68 and 5.74. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Kathua has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Kathua and Jammu and Kashmir do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Kathua was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Jammu and Kashmir followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Kathua fare in comparison to others in Jammu and Kashmir? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kathua was the 2nd-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 Kathua has become more connected. Kathua ranked 1st in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Kathua and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Kathua was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kathua fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kathua was the 105th-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 Kathua has become more connected. Kathua ranked 48th in 1975, 363rd in 1976-1990, 90th in 1991-2000 and 105th in 2001-2014.
Kathua and Jammu and Kashmir follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Kathua is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Jammu and Kashmir. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kathua ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Kathua and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kathua was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Kathua is the 64th-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 Kathua has become more connected. Kathua ranked 48th in 1975, 54th in 1976-1990, 53rd in 1991-2000 and 64th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kathua had a built-up area of 6.46 square kilometers, and a population of 96870 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: