Gursahaiganj: city in Uttar Pradesh, 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 Gursahaiganj as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.57, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, 2.22 and 0.07. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gursahaiganj spans a total of 45 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, nan, 1.98 and 1.57. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Gursahaiganj and Uttar Pradesh 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 Uttar Pradesh rose steadily.
How do development practices in Gursahaiganj fare in comparison to others in Uttar Pradesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gursahaiganj was the 108th-most disconnected out of the 204 cities in Uttar Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Uttar Pradesh, street construction in Gursahaiganj has become more connected. Gursahaiganj ranked 63rd in 1991-2000 and 108th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Gursahaiganj 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 Gursahaiganj fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gursahaiganj was the 1141st-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 Gursahaiganj has become more connected. Gursahaiganj ranked 691st in 1991-2000 and 1141st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Gursahaiganj and Uttar Pradesh 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 Uttar Pradesh rose steadily.
To date, Gursahaiganj is the 124th-most disconnected out of the 204 cities in Uttar Pradesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Uttar Pradesh, the street network in Gursahaiganj has become more connected. Gursahaiganj ranked 91st in 1991-2000 and 124th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Gursahaiganj 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, Gursahaiganj is the 1146th-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 Gursahaiganj has become more connected. Gursahaiganj ranked 884th in 1991-2000 and 1146th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Gursahaiganj had a built-up area of 1.11 square kilometers, and a population of 256049 people.
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