SOILS OF INDIA

India’s diverse geographical regions have resulted in a wide variety of soils across the country.

The following list provides some of the prominent soil types found in different Indian states:

A

1. Andhra Pradesh:
   • Red soils
   • Black soils
2. Arunachal Pradesh:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Forest soils
3. Assam:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Red soils
   • Laterite soils

B

1. Bihar:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Red soils
   • Black soils

C

1. Chhattisgarh:
   • Red and yellow soils
   • Laterite soils
   • Alluvial soils

G

1. Goa:
   • Red soils
   • Laterite soils
2. Gujarat:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Black soils

H

1. Haryana:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Sandy soils
2. Himachal Pradesh:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Brown forest soils

J

1. Jharkhand:
   • Red soils
   • Laterite soils

K

1. Karnataka:
   • Red soils
   • Laterite soils
   • Black soils
2. Kerala:
   • Laterite soils
   • Alluvial soils

M

1. Madhya Pradesh:
   • Black soils
   • Alluvial soils
   • Red soils
2. Maharashtra:
   • Black soils
   • Red soils
   • Alluvial soils
3. Manipur:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Red soils
4. Meghalaya:
   • Red and yellow soils
   • Laterite soils
5. Mizoram:
   • Red and yellow soils
   • Laterite soils

N

1. Nagaland:
   • Red and yellow soils
   • Laterite soils

O

1. Odisha (Orissa):
   • Alluvial soils
   • Red soils

P

1. Punjab:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Gray desert soils

R

1. Rajasthan:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Red and yellow soils
   • Arid desert soils

S

1. Sikkim:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Brown forest soils

T

1. Tamil Nadu:
   • Red soils
   • Black soils
   • Laterite soils
2. Telangana:
   • Red soils
   • Black soils
3. Tripura:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Red soils

U

1. Uttar Pradesh:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Black soils
   • Sandy soils
2. Uttarakhand:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Brown forest soils

W

1. West Bengal:
   • Alluvial soils
   • Red and yellow soils