Lālkua: city in Uttarakhand, 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 Lālkua as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.11, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.6, 0.16 and nan. Data was not available in 1975 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Lālkua spans a total of 23 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 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, 0.21, 0.05 and -0.11. Data was not available in 1975.
Lālkua and Uttarakhand 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 Uttarakhand peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Lālkua fare in comparison to others in Uttarakhand? out of the 22 cities in Uttarakhand. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Uttarakhand, street construction in Lālkua has become more connected. Lālkua ranked 14th in 1976-1990 and 17th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Lālkua 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 Lālkua 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 Lālkua has become more disconnected. Lālkua ranked 1032nd in 1976-1990 and 948th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Lālkua and Uttarakhand 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 Uttarakhand rose steadily.
To date, Lālkua is the 22nd-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Uttarakhand. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Uttarakhand, the street network in Lālkua has become more connected. Lālkua ranked 17th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 22nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lālkua 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, Lālkua is the 1534th-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 Lālkua has become more connected. Lālkua ranked 1238th in 1976-1990, 1396th in 1991-2000 and 1534th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Lālkua had a built-up area of 1.29 square kilometers, and a population of 81891 people.
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