Kallakkurichi: 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 Kallakkurichi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.3, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.49, 6.43 and 3.26. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kallakkurichi spans a total of 85 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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 nan, 0.49, 3.55 and 3.3. Data was not available in 1975.
Kallakkurichi 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 Kallakkurichi fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kallakkurichi was the 74th-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, street construction in Kallakkurichi has become more disconnected. Kallakkurichi ranked 109th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 74th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kallakkurichi 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 Kallakkurichi fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kallakkurichi was the 620th-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 Kallakkurichi has become more disconnected. Kallakkurichi ranked 1048th in 1976-1990, 67th in 1991-2000 and 620th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kallakkurichi 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, Kallakkurichi is the 48th-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 Kallakkurichi has become more disconnected. Kallakkurichi ranked 126th in 1976-1990, 34th in 1991-2000 and 48th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kallakkurichi 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, Kallakkurichi is the 523rd-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in India, the street network in Kallakkurichi has become more disconnected. Kallakkurichi ranked 1187th in 1976-1990, 359th in 1991-2000 and 523rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kallakkurichi had a built-up area of 1.96 square kilometers, and a population of 117584 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: