Districts with soil like Hooghly

Ranked by how closely their soil tests match: the share of samples low or short in each nutrient, pH and salt.
  1. South 24 Parganas, West Bengal Grows Rice, Moong (Green Gram), Other Pulses Compare
  2. Madhepura, Bihar Grows Rice, Maize, Wheat Compare
  3. Howrah, West Bengal Grows Rice, Potato, Groundnut Compare
  4. Jehanabad, Bihar Grows Rice, Wheat, Lentil (Masoor) Compare
  5. Lakhisarai, Bihar Grows Rice, Wheat, Maize Compare
  6. Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal Grows Rice, Potato, Rapeseed & Mustard Compare
  7. North 24 Parganas, West Bengal Grows Rice, Jute, Rapeseed & Mustard Compare
  8. Morbi, Gujarat Grows Cotton, Groundnut, Wheat Compare
  9. Nalanda, Bihar Grows Rice, Wheat, Lentil (Masoor) Compare
  10. Mancherial, Telangana Grows Rice, Cotton, Tur (Arhar) 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).