Contai: 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 Contai as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.76, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.6, 3.43, nan and -0.47. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Contai spans a total of 52 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.43, 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 -0.6, 1.02, 0.99 and 0.76. The aggregate street network in Contai increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 1990.
Contai 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 Contai fare in comparison to others in West Bengal? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Contai was the 39th-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in West Bengal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in West Bengal, street construction in Contai has become more disconnected. Contai ranked 33rd in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990 and 39th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Contai 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 Contai fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Contai was the 1192nd-most disconnected 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 Contai has become more disconnected. Contai ranked 836th in 1975, 336th in 1976-1990 and 1192nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Contai and West Bengal do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Contai peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in West Bengal rose steadily.
To date, Contai is the 61st-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 Contai has become more connected. Contai ranked 33rd in 1975, 49th in 1976-1990, 51st in 1991-2000 and 61st in 2001-2014.
Contai and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Contai peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Contai is the 1368th-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 Contai has become more connected. Contai ranked 836th in 1975, 1061st in 1976-1990, 1185th in 1991-2000 and 1368th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Contai had a built-up area of 11.84 square kilometers, and a population of 256697 people.
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