Districts with soil like Gorakhpur

Ranked by how closely their soil tests match: the share of samples low or short in each nutrient, pH and salt.
  1. Amroha, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Sugarcane, Rice Compare
  2. Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane Compare
  3. Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh Grows Sugarcane, Wheat, Rice Compare
  4. Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Bajra (Pearl Millet), Sugarcane Compare
  5. Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Grows Sugarcane, Wheat, Rice Compare
  6. Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane Compare
  7. Deoria, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard Compare
  8. Surajpur, Chhattisgarh Grows Rice, Maize, Wheat Compare
  9. Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Sugarcane, Rice Compare
  10. Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane 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).