Berhampore: city in West Bengal, 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 Berhampore as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.52, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.13, nan and 1.25. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Berhampore spans a total of 218 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, 1.13, 1.13 and 1.52. Data was not available in 1975.
Berhampore and West Bengal 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 West Bengal rose steadily.
How do development practices in Berhampore fare in comparison to others in West Bengal? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Berhampore was the 33rd-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in West Bengal. Berhampore ranked 49th in 1976-1990 and 33rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Berhampore 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 Berhampore fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Berhampore was the 986th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Berhampore ranked 931st in 1976-1990 and 986th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Berhampore and West Bengal 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 West Bengal rose steadily.
To date, Berhampore is the 50th-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in West Bengal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in West Bengal, the street network in Berhampore has become more connected. Berhampore ranked 47th in 1976-1990, 48th in 1991-2000 and 50th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Berhampore 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, Berhampore is the 1163rd-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 Berhampore has become more connected. Berhampore ranked 1029th in 1976-1990, 1142nd in 1991-2000 and 1163rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Berhampore had a built-up area of 32.53 square kilometers, and a population of 1131547 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: