Districts with soil like Kendrapara

Ranked by how closely their soil tests match: the share of samples low or short in each nutrient, pH and salt.
  1. Nabarangpur, Odisha Grows Rice, Maize, Other Pulses Compare
  2. Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand Grows Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard, Gram (Chana) Compare
  3. Baleshwar, Odisha Grows Rice, Chillies (Dry), Moong (Green Gram) Compare
  4. Bastar, Chhattisgarh Grows Rice, Maize, Small Millets Compare
  5. Dumka, Jharkhand Grows Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard, Maize Compare
  6. Jajpur, Odisha Grows Rice, Groundnut, Urad (Black Gram) Compare
  7. Bengaluru Rural, Karnataka Grows Ragi (Finger Millet), Maize, Arecanut Compare
  8. Sepahijala, Tripura Grows Rice, Maize, Urad (Black Gram) Compare
  9. Amethi, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard Compare
  10. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Bajra (Pearl Millet) 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).