Notun Digha: 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 Notun Digha as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.56, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.04, 2.03 and 2.07. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Notun Digha spans a total of 46 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, 3.04, 2.81 and 2.56. Data was not available in 1975.
Notun Digha 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 Notun Digha fare in comparison to others in West Bengal? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Notun Digha was the 23rd-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 Notun Digha has become more connected. Notun Digha ranked 21st in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Notun Digha 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 Notun Digha fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Notun Digha was the 878th-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 Notun Digha has become more connected. Notun Digha ranked 436th in 1976-1990, 714th in 1991-2000 and 878th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Notun Digha 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, Notun Digha is the 32nd-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 Notun Digha has become more connected. Notun Digha ranked 21st in 1976-1990, 26th in 1991-2000 and 32nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Notun Digha 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, Notun Digha is the 816th-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 Notun Digha has become more connected. Notun Digha ranked 436th in 1976-1990, 615th in 1991-2000 and 816th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Notun Digha had a built-up area of 5.13 square kilometers, and a population of 302286 people.
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