Jalpaiguri: 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 Jalpaiguri as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.11, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.32, -0.6, nan and 0.02. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Jalpaiguri spans a total of 87 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of -0.6, which is very 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 0.32, -0.16, -0.17 and -0.11. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Jalpaiguri has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Jalpaiguri 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 Jalpaiguri fare in comparison to others in West Bengal? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Jalpaiguri was the 38th-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, street construction in Jalpaiguri has become more connected. Jalpaiguri ranked 28th in 1975, 58th in 1976-1990 and 38th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Jalpaiguri 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 Jalpaiguri fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Jalpaiguri was the 1149th-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 Jalpaiguri has become more connected. Jalpaiguri ranked 747th in 1975, 1191st in 1976-1990 and 1149th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Jalpaiguri and West Bengal do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Jalpaiguri was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in West Bengal rose steadily.
To date, Jalpaiguri is the 69th-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 Jalpaiguri has become more connected. Jalpaiguri ranked 28th in 1975, 59th in 1976-1990, 60th in 1991-2000 and 69th in 2001-2014.
Jalpaiguri and India do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Jalpaiguri was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in India rose steadily.
To date, Jalpaiguri is the 1533rd-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 Jalpaiguri has become more connected. Jalpaiguri ranked 747th in 1975, 1305th in 1976-1990, 1422nd in 1991-2000 and 1533rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Jalpaiguri had a built-up area of 8.03 square kilometers, and a population of 760558 people.
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