Kaghaznagar: city in Telangana, 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 Kaghaznagar as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.96, 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 2.63, 2.99, 3.63 and 3.15. Street construction in Kaghaznagar increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kaghaznagar spans a total of 82 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.99, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.63, 2.87, 2.94 and 2.96. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Kaghaznagar has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.24 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.02.
Kaghaznagar and Telangana do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Kaghaznagar peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Telangana rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kaghaznagar fare in comparison to others in Telangana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kaghaznagar was the 23rd-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Telangana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Telangana, street construction in Kaghaznagar has become more connected. Kaghaznagar ranked 8th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014.
Kaghaznagar and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Kaghaznagar peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kaghaznagar fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kaghaznagar was the 641st-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in India, street construction in Kaghaznagar has become more connected. Kaghaznagar ranked 360th in 1975, 448th in 1976-1990, 403rd in 1991-2000 and 641st in 2001-2014.
Kaghaznagar and Telangana follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Kaghaznagar is the 16th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Telangana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Telangana, the street network in Kaghaznagar has become more connected. Kaghaznagar ranked 8th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
Kaghaznagar and India follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Kaghaznagar is the 650th-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 Kaghaznagar has become more connected. Kaghaznagar ranked 360th in 1975, 485th in 1976-1990, 562nd in 1991-2000 and 650th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kaghaznagar had a built-up area of 3.02 square kilometers, and a population of 96314 people.
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