Harur: 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 Harur as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.52, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.65, 4.54, 5.7 and 5.79. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Harur fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Harur spans a total of 48 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 5.7, 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 5.65, 4.79, 5.41 and 5.52. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Harur has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Harur and Tamil Nadu do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Harur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Tamil Nadu rose steadily.
How do development practices in Harur fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Harur was the 11th-most disconnected out of the 151 cities in Tamil Nadu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Tamil Nadu, street construction in Harur has become more connected. Harur ranked 8th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
Harur and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Harur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Harur fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Harur was the 136th-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 Harur has become more connected. Harur ranked 54th in 1975, 147th in 1976-1990, 106th in 1991-2000 and 136th in 2001-2014.
Harur and Tamil Nadu do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Harur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Tamil Nadu rose steadily.
To date, Harur is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 151 cities in Tamil Nadu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Tamil Nadu, the street network in Harur has become more disconnected. Harur ranked 8th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Harur and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Harur was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Harur is the 74th-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 Harur has become more connected. Harur ranked 54th in 1975, 100th in 1976-1990, 71st in 1991-2000 and 74th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Harur had a built-up area of 0.93 square kilometers, and a population of 141315 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: