Devakottai: city in Tamil Nadu, 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 Devakottai as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.72, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, nan and 1.16. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Devakottai spans a total of 8 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 1.16, 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 nan, nan, nan and 1.72. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Devakottai and Tamil Nadu 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 Tamil Nadu rose steadily.
How do development practices in Devakottai fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Devakottai was the 127th-most disconnected out of the 151 cities in Tamil Nadu. Devakottai ranked 127th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Devakottai 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 Devakottai fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Devakottai was the 1004th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Devakottai ranked 1004th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Devakottai and Tamil Nadu do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Tamil Nadu rose steadily.
To date, Devakottai is the 117th-most disconnected out of the 151 cities in Tamil Nadu. Devakottai ranked 117th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Devakottai and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Devakottai is the 1095th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Devakottai ranked 1095th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Devakottai had a built-up area of 0.28 square kilometers, and a population of 59974 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: