Districts with soil like Rayagada

Ranked by how closely their soil tests match: the share of samples low or short in each nutrient, pH and salt.
  1. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Grows Rice, Urad (Black Gram), Wheat Compare
  2. Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Sugarcane, Rice Compare
  3. Surajpur, Chhattisgarh Grows Rice, Maize, Wheat Compare
  4. Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane Compare
  5. Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Grows Sugarcane, Wheat, Rice Compare
  6. Gurugram, Haryana Grows Bajra (Pearl Millet), Wheat, Rapeseed & Mustard Compare
  7. Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Bajra (Pearl Millet) Compare
  8. Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh Grows Sugarcane, Wheat, Rice Compare
  9. Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Banana Compare
  10. Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh Grows Groundnut, Rice, Horse Gram (Kulthi) 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).