Districts with soil like Basti

Ranked by how closely their soil tests match: the share of samples low or short in each nutrient, pH and salt.
  1. Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Other Pulses Compare
  2. Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard Compare
  3. Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Bajra (Pearl Millet) Compare
  4. Ballia, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Maize Compare
  5. Mau, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane Compare
  6. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Bajra (Pearl Millet) Compare
  7. Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu Grows Rice, Groundnut, Urad (Black Gram) Compare
  8. Sukma, Chhattisgarh Grows Rice, Small Millets, Sesame (Til) Compare
  9. Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Maize Compare
  10. Banda, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Gram (Chana), Rice Compare

Yields also depend on water, weather, seeds and farming practice, not only soil.

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).