Kakdwip: 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 Kakdwip as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.24, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.38, 2.75 and nan. Data was not available in 1975 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kakdwip spans a total of 19 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, 4.38, 4.06 and 4.24. Data was not available in 1975.
Kakdwip 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 Kakdwip 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 Kakdwip has become more connected. Kakdwip ranked 9th in 1976-1990 and 17th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Kakdwip 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 Kakdwip 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 Kakdwip has become more connected. Kakdwip ranked 164th in 1976-1990 and 593rd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Kakdwip 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, Kakdwip is the 9th-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 Kakdwip has become more connected. Kakdwip ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kakdwip 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, Kakdwip is the 255th-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 Kakdwip has become more connected. Kakdwip ranked 153rd in 1976-1990, 235th in 1991-2000 and 255th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kakdwip had a built-up area of 5.14 square kilometers, and a population of 106638 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: