Nellikkuppam: 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.
View Nellikkuppam, India on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Nellikkuppam as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.37, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 2.13, nan and 7.87. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Nellikkuppam spans a total of 14 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, 2.13, 2.13 and 4.37. Data was not available in 1975.
Nellikkuppam 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 Nellikkuppam fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nellikkuppam was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 151 cities in Tamil Nadu. Nellikkuppam ranked 70th in 1976-1990 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Nellikkuppam 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 Nellikkuppam fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nellikkuppam was the 27th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Nellikkuppam ranked 685th in 1976-1990 and 27th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Nellikkuppam 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, Nellikkuppam is the 18th-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 Nellikkuppam has become more disconnected. Nellikkuppam ranked 77th in 1976-1990, 89th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Nellikkuppam 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, Nellikkuppam is the 219th-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 Nellikkuppam has become more disconnected. Nellikkuppam ranked 723rd in 1976-1990, 838th in 1991-2000 and 219th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Nellikkuppam had a built-up area of 0.64 square kilometers, and a population of 88140 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: