Sarai Alamgir: city in Punjab, Pakistan
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 Sarai Alamgir as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.68, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.13, nan and 6.93. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sarai Alamgir spans a total of 52 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.13, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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, 3.17, 3.26 and 3.68. Data was not available in 1975.
Sarai Alamgir and Punjab 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 Punjab peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Sarai Alamgir fare in comparison to others in Punjab? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sarai Alamgir was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 99 cities in Punjab. Sarai Alamgir ranked 29th in 1976-1990 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Sarai Alamgir and Pakistan 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 Pakistan peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Sarai Alamgir fare in comparison to others in Pakistan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sarai Alamgir was the 12th-most disconnected out of the 198 cities in Pakistan. Sarai Alamgir ranked 63rd in 1976-1990 and 12th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Sarai Alamgir and Punjab 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 Punjab rose steadily.
To date, Sarai Alamgir is the 17th-most disconnected out of the 99 cities in Punjab. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Punjab, the street network in Sarai Alamgir has become more disconnected. Sarai Alamgir ranked 23rd in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Sarai Alamgir and Pakistan 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 Pakistan rose steadily.
To date, Sarai Alamgir is the 55th-most disconnected out of the 198 cities in Pakistan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Pakistan, the street network in Sarai Alamgir has become more disconnected. Sarai Alamgir ranked 65th in 1976-1990, 63rd in 1991-2000 and 55th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Sarai Alamgir had a built-up area of 3.3 square kilometers, and a population of 99667 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: