Habra: 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.
View Habra, India on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Habra as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.8, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.66, 0.81, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Habra spans a total of 151 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.81, which is relatively well-connected.
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 0.66, 0.76, 0.76 and 0.8. Disconnectivity in Habra's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Habra 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 Habra fare in comparison to others in West Bengal? out of the 80 cities in West Bengal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in West Bengal, street construction in Habra has become more connected. Habra ranked 26th in 1975 and 51st in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Habra 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 Habra fare in comparison to others in India? 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 Habra has become more connected. Habra ranked 700th in 1975 and 995th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Habra and West Bengal do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Habra followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in West Bengal rose steadily.
To date, Habra is the 60th-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 Habra has become more connected. Habra ranked 26th in 1975, 52nd in 1976-1990, 53rd in 1991-2000 and 60th in 2001-2014.
Habra and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Habra followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Habra is the 1360th-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 Habra has become more connected. Habra ranked 700th in 1975, 1128th in 1976-1990, 1241st in 1991-2000 and 1360th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Habra had a built-up area of 18.34 square kilometers, and a population of 239079 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: