Chakdaha: 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 Chakdaha as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.31, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.65, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Chakdaha spans a total of 63 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.65, 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, 3.61, 3.54 and 3.31. Data was not available in 1975.
Chakdaha 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 Chakdaha fare in comparison to others in West Bengal? out of the 80 cities in West Bengal. Chakdaha ranked 16th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Chakdaha 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 Chakdaha fare in comparison to others in India? out of the 1716 cities in India. Chakdaha ranked 278th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Chakdaha 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, Chakdaha is the 20th-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 Chakdaha has become more connected. Chakdaha ranked 13th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Chakdaha 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, Chakdaha is the 520th-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 Chakdaha has become more connected. Chakdaha ranked 289th in 1976-1990, 362nd in 1991-2000 and 520th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Chakdaha had a built-up area of 12.98 square kilometers, and a population of 116623 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: