Sankarapuram: 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 Sankarapuram as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.75, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.22, 3.22 and 3.15. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sankarapuram spans a total of 25 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, 0.22, 2.28 and 2.75. Data was not available in 1975.
Sankarapuram 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 Sankarapuram fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sankarapuram was the 79th-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 Sankarapuram has become more disconnected. Sankarapuram ranked 111th in 1976-1990, 69th in 1991-2000 and 79th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Sankarapuram 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 Sankarapuram fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sankarapuram was the 640th-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 Sankarapuram has become more disconnected. Sankarapuram ranked 1091st in 1976-1990, 492nd in 1991-2000 and 640th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Sankarapuram 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, Sankarapuram is the 80th-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 Sankarapuram has become more disconnected. Sankarapuram ranked 129th in 1976-1990, 83rd in 1991-2000 and 80th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Sankarapuram 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, Sankarapuram is the 737th-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 Sankarapuram has become more disconnected. Sankarapuram ranked 1235th in 1976-1990, 799th in 1991-2000 and 737th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Sankarapuram had a built-up area of 0.34 square kilometers, and a population of 56209 people.
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