Hunterganj: city in Jharkhand, 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 Hunterganj as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.55, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.3, 1.82 and 3.7. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Hunterganj spans a total of 36 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, 3.3, 2.95 and 3.55. Data was not available in 1975.
Hunterganj and Jharkhand 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 Jharkhand rose steadily.
How do development practices in Hunterganj fare in comparison to others in Jharkhand? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hunterganj was the 9th-most disconnected out of the 35 cities in Jharkhand. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Jharkhand, street construction in Hunterganj has become more disconnected. Hunterganj ranked 11th in 1976-1990, 18th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hunterganj 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 Hunterganj fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hunterganj was the 505th-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 Hunterganj has become more connected. Hunterganj ranked 367th in 1976-1990, 748th in 1991-2000 and 505th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hunterganj and Jharkhand 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 Jharkhand rose steadily.
To date, Hunterganj is the 12th-most disconnected out of the 35 cities in Jharkhand. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Jharkhand, the street network in Hunterganj has become more connected. Hunterganj ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hunterganj 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, Hunterganj is the 448th-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 Hunterganj has become more connected. Hunterganj ranked 365th in 1976-1990, 553rd in 1991-2000 and 448th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Hunterganj had a built-up area of 0.12 square kilometers, and a population of 120879 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: