Karamadai - காரமடை: 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 Karamadai - காரமடை as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.44, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.49, 5.09, 7.64 and 5.19. Street construction in Karamadai - காரமடை increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Karamadai - காரமடை spans a total of 77 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 5.09, 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 3.49, 4.3, 4.32 and 4.44. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Karamadai - காரமடை has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.8 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.12.
Karamadai - காரமடை and Tamil Nadu do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Karamadai - காரமடை peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Tamil Nadu rose steadily.
How do development practices in Karamadai - காரமடை fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Karamadai - காரமடை was the 21st-most disconnected out of the 151 cities in Tamil Nadu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Karamadai - காரமடை ranked 21st in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014.
Karamadai - காரமடை and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Karamadai - காரமடை peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Karamadai - காரமடை fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Karamadai - காரமடை was the 205th-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 Karamadai - காரமடை has become more disconnected. Karamadai - காரமடை ranked 220th in 1975, 89th in 1976-1990, 29th in 1991-2000 and 205th in 2001-2014.
Karamadai - காரமடை and Tamil Nadu follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Karamadai - காரமடை is the 16th-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 Karamadai - காரமடை has become more disconnected. Karamadai - காரமடை ranked 21st in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
Karamadai - காரமடை and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Karamadai - காரமடை is the 204th-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 Karamadai - காரமடை has become more disconnected. Karamadai - காரமடை ranked 220th in 1975, 169th in 1976-1990, 193rd in 1991-2000 and 204th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Karamadai - காரமடை had a built-up area of 1.47 square kilometers, and a population of 72489 people.
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