Balapur: city in Maharashtra, 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 Balapur as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.29, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.63, nan, 4.07 and 3.89. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Balapur spans a total of 55 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.63, 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 4.63, 4.63, 4.38 and 4.29. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Balapur has become more connected. This decrease has quickened: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi fell by 0.0 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it fell by just 0.09.
Balapur and Maharashtra 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 Maharashtra rose steadily.
How do development practices in Balapur fare in comparison to others in Maharashtra? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Balapur was the 64th-most disconnected out of the 186 cities in Maharashtra. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Maharashtra, street construction in Balapur has become more connected. Balapur ranked 5th in 1975, 31st in 1991-2000 and 64th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Balapur 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 Balapur fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Balapur was the 470th-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 Balapur has become more connected. Balapur ranked 111th in 1975, 322nd in 1991-2000 and 470th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Balapur and Maharashtra do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Balapur fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Maharashtra rose steadily.
To date, Balapur is the 21st-most disconnected out of the 186 cities in Maharashtra. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Maharashtra, the street network in Balapur has become more connected. Balapur ranked 5th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014.
Balapur and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Balapur fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Balapur is the 241st-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 Balapur has become more connected. Balapur ranked 111th in 1975, 123rd in 1976-1990, 182nd in 1991-2000 and 241st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Balapur had a built-up area of 1.58 square kilometers, and a population of 66201 people.
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