Podakkudi: 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 Podakkudi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.46, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.55, 0.34 and nan. Data was not available in 1975 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Podakkudi spans a total of 31 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, 0.55, 0.46 and 0.46. Data was not available in 1975.
Podakkudi 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 Podakkudi fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? 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 Podakkudi has become more disconnected. Podakkudi ranked 105th in 1976-1990 and 104th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Podakkudi 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 Podakkudi fare in comparison to others in India? 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 Podakkudi has become more disconnected. Podakkudi ranked 1040th in 1976-1990 and 930th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Podakkudi 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, Podakkudi is the 144th-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, the street network in Podakkudi has become more connected. Podakkudi ranked 124th in 1976-1990, 134th in 1991-2000 and 144th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Podakkudi 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, Podakkudi is the 1430th-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 Podakkudi has become more connected. Podakkudi ranked 1177th in 1976-1990, 1320th in 1991-2000 and 1430th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Podakkudi had a built-up area of 0.74 square kilometers, and a population of 69093 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: