Bhiwadi: city in Rajasthan, 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 Bhiwadi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.08, 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 1.31, 1.59, 3.04 and 3.55. In each period, new street development in Bhiwadi steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bhiwadi spans a total of 355 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 3.04, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 1.31, 1.59, 2.87 and 3.08. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Bhiwadi has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.28 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.21.
Bhiwadi and Rajasthan 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 Bhiwadi fare in comparison to others in Rajasthan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bhiwadi was the 24th-most disconnected out of the 135 cities in Rajasthan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Rajasthan, street construction in Bhiwadi has become more disconnected. Bhiwadi ranked 35th in 1975, 47th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 24th in 2001-2014.
Bhiwadi 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 Bhiwadi fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bhiwadi was the 542nd-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 Bhiwadi has become more disconnected. Bhiwadi ranked 598th in 1975, 826th in 1976-1990, 529th in 1991-2000 and 542nd in 2001-2014.
Bhiwadi and Rajasthan follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Bhiwadi is the 29th-most disconnected out of the 135 cities in Rajasthan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Rajasthan, the street network in Bhiwadi has become more disconnected. Bhiwadi ranked 35th in 1975, 51st in 1976-1990, 31st in 1991-2000 and 29th in 2001-2014.
Bhiwadi and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Bhiwadi is the 617th-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 Bhiwadi has become more connected. Bhiwadi ranked 598th in 1975, 899th in 1976-1990, 592nd in 1991-2000 and 617th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Bhiwadi had a built-up area of 22.83 square kilometers, and a population of 479323 people.
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