Balaghat: city in Madhya Pradesh, 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 Balaghat as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.93, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.91, 2.02, 3.87 and 6.83. In each period, new street development in Balaghat steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Balaghat spans a total of 123 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 6.83, 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 0.91, 1.88, 2.65 and 2.93. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Balaghat has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.97 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.28.
Balaghat and Madhya Pradesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Balaghat rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Madhya Pradesh was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Balaghat fare in comparison to others in Madhya Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Balaghat was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Madhya Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Madhya Pradesh, street construction in Balaghat has become more disconnected. Balaghat ranked 29th in 1975, 31st in 1976-1990, 18th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Balaghat and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Balaghat fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Balaghat was the 58th-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 Balaghat has become more disconnected. Balaghat ranked 663rd in 1975, 713th in 1976-1990, 361st in 1991-2000 and 58th in 2001-2014.
Balaghat and Madhya Pradesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Balaghat rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Madhya Pradesh was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Balaghat is the 47th-most disconnected out of the 97 cities in Madhya Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Madhya Pradesh, the street network in Balaghat has become more connected. Balaghat ranked 29th in 1975, 35th in 1976-1990, 33rd in 1991-2000 and 47th in 2001-2014.
Balaghat and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Balaghat is the 664th-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 Balaghat has become more connected. Balaghat ranked 663rd in 1975, 810th in 1976-1990, 668th in 1991-2000 and 664th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Balaghat had a built-up area of 5.94 square kilometers, and a population of 112702 people.
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