Perundurai: 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 Perundurai as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.58, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.18, 4.52 and 5.45. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Perundurai spans a total of 79 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, 3.18, 3.22 and 3.58. Data was not available in 1975.
Perundurai 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 Perundurai fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Perundurai was the 17th-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 Perundurai has become more disconnected. Perundurai ranked 42nd in 1976-1990, 31st in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Perundurai 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 Perundurai fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Perundurai was the 179th-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 Perundurai has become more disconnected. Perundurai ranked 405th in 1976-1990, 256th in 1991-2000 and 179th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Perundurai 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, Perundurai is the 39th-most disconnected out of the 151 cities in Tamil Nadu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Perundurai ranked 39th in 1976-1990, 49th in 1991-2000 and 39th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Perundurai 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, Perundurai is the 437th-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 Perundurai has become more connected. Perundurai ranked 395th in 1976-1990, 469th in 1991-2000 and 437th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Perundurai had a built-up area of 3.76 square kilometers, and a population of 58911 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: