Chandrapur: city in Odisha, 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.
View Chandrapur, India on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Chandrapur as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.18, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.64, 1.11, 5.6 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Chandrapur spans a total of 72 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.11, which is relatively 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 -0.64, 0.68, 2.39 and 2.18. The aggregate street network in Chandrapur increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
Chandrapur and Odisha 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 Odisha rose steadily.
How do development practices in Chandrapur fare in comparison to others in Odisha? out of the 57 cities in Odisha. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Odisha, street construction in Chandrapur has become more disconnected. Chandrapur ranked 25th in 1975, 33rd in 1976-1990 and 5th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Chandrapur 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.
Chandrapur and Odisha do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Chandrapur peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Odisha rose steadily.
To date, Chandrapur is the 34th-most disconnected out of the 57 cities in Odisha. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Odisha, the street network in Chandrapur has become more connected. Chandrapur ranked 25th in 1975, 38th in 1976-1990, 30th in 1991-2000 and 34th in 2001-2014.
Chandrapur and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Chandrapur peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
As of 2015, Chandrapur had a built-up area of 3.52 square kilometers, and a population of 128904 people.
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