Tindivanam: 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 Tindivanam as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.81, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.03, 4.66 and 5.45. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Tindivanam spans a total of 102 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, 4.03, 4.45 and 4.81. Data was not available in 1975.
Tindivanam 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 Tindivanam fare in comparison to others in Tamil Nadu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Tindivanam was the 16th-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, street construction in Tindivanam has become more connected. Tindivanam ranked 15th in 1976-1990, 27th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Tindivanam 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 Tindivanam fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Tindivanam was the 177th-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 Tindivanam has become more disconnected. Tindivanam ranked 221st in 1976-1990, 224th in 1991-2000 and 177th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Tindivanam 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, Tindivanam is the 10th-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 Tindivanam has become more disconnected. Tindivanam ranked 18th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Tindivanam 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, Tindivanam is the 146th-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 Tindivanam has become more disconnected. Tindivanam ranked 204th in 1976-1990, 172nd in 1991-2000 and 146th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Tindivanam had a built-up area of 2.22 square kilometers, and a population of 106091 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: