Kushalanagara: 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 Kushalanagara as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.63, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 2.74, 4.03 and 2.98. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kushalanagara spans a total of 91 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, 2.74, 3.87 and 3.63. Data was not available in 1975.
Kushalanagara 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 Kushalanagara fare in comparison to others in Karnataka? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kushalanagara was the 51st-most disconnected out of the 147 cities in Karnataka. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Karnataka, street construction in Kushalanagara has become more connected. Kushalanagara ranked 35th in 1976-1990, 23rd in 1991-2000 and 51st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kushalanagara 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 Kushalanagara fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kushalanagara was the 676th-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 Kushalanagara has become more connected. Kushalanagara ranked 519th in 1976-1990, 326th in 1991-2000 and 676th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kushalanagara 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, Kushalanagara is the 21st-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 Kushalanagara has become more disconnected. Kushalanagara ranked 32nd in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kushalanagara 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, Kushalanagara is the 413th-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 Kushalanagara has become more disconnected. Kushalanagara ranked 532nd in 1976-1990, 283rd in 1991-2000 and 413th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kushalanagara had a built-up area of 1.9 square kilometers, and a population of 128013 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: