Arkalgud: city in Karnataka, 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 Arkalgud as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.27, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.06, 0.87 and 1.56. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Arkalgud spans a total of 30 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, -0.06, 0.81 and 1.27. Data was not available in 1975.
Arkalgud and Karnataka 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 Karnataka rose steadily.
How do development practices in Arkalgud fare in comparison to others in Karnataka? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Arkalgud was the 82nd-most disconnected out of the 147 cities in Karnataka. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Karnataka, street construction in Arkalgud has become more disconnected. Arkalgud ranked 118th in 1976-1990, 90th in 1991-2000 and 82nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Arkalgud 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 Arkalgud fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Arkalgud was the 951st-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 Arkalgud has become more disconnected. Arkalgud ranked 1140th in 1976-1990, 882nd in 1991-2000 and 951st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Arkalgud and Karnataka 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 Karnataka rose steadily.
To date, Arkalgud is the 108th-most disconnected out of the 147 cities in Karnataka. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Karnataka, the street network in Arkalgud has become more disconnected. Arkalgud ranked 125th in 1976-1990, 113th in 1991-2000 and 108th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Arkalgud 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, Arkalgud is the 1239th-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 Arkalgud has become more disconnected. Arkalgud ranked 1296th in 1976-1990, 1228th in 1991-2000 and 1239th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Arkalgud had a built-up area of 0.5 square kilometers, and a population of 65567 people.
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