Tikarchula: 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 Tikarchula as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.5, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, nan and -1.93. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Tikarchula spans a total of 39 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, nan, nan and -0.5. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Tikarchula 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 Tikarchula fare in comparison to others in West Bengal? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Tikarchula was the 42nd-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in West Bengal. Tikarchula ranked 42nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Tikarchula 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 Tikarchula fare in comparison to others in India? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Tikarchula was the 1257th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Tikarchula ranked 1257th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Tikarchula 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, Tikarchula is the 74th-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in West Bengal. Tikarchula ranked 74th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Tikarchula 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, Tikarchula is the 1596th-most disconnected out of the 1716 cities in India. Tikarchula ranked 1596th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Tikarchula had a built-up area of 0.53 square kilometers, and a population of 92013 people.
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