Lakshmeshvara: 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 Lakshmeshvara as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.8, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.59, -0.96, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Lakshmeshvara spans a total of 59 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of -0.96, which is very well-connected.
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 -0.59, -0.79, -0.8 and -0.8. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Lakshmeshvara has become more connected.
Lakshmeshvara 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 Lakshmeshvara fare in comparison to others in Karnataka? 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 Lakshmeshvara has become more connected. Lakshmeshvara ranked 87th in 1975 and 124th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Lakshmeshvara 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 Lakshmeshvara fare in comparison to others in India? 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 Lakshmeshvara has become more connected. Lakshmeshvara ranked 834th in 1975 and 1216th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Lakshmeshvara and Karnataka do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Lakshmeshvara fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Karnataka rose steadily.
To date, Lakshmeshvara is the 140th-most disconnected out of the 147 cities in Karnataka. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Karnataka, the street network in Lakshmeshvara has become more connected. Lakshmeshvara ranked 87th in 1975, 129th in 1976-1990, 138th in 1991-2000 and 140th in 2001-2014.
Lakshmeshvara and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Lakshmeshvara fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Lakshmeshvara is the 1628th-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 Lakshmeshvara has become more connected. Lakshmeshvara ranked 834th in 1975, 1361st in 1976-1990, 1484th in 1991-2000 and 1628th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Lakshmeshvara had a built-up area of 1.86 square kilometers, and a population of 90300 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: