Districts with soil like Bastar

Ranked by how closely their soil tests match: the share of samples low or short in each nutrient, pH and salt.
  1. Chandrapur, Maharashtra Grows Rice, Cotton, Soybean Compare
  2. Gonda, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Sugarcane Compare
  3. Gondia, Maharashtra Grows Rice, Other Rabi Pulses, Other Pulses Compare
  4. Purbi Champaran, Bihar Grows Rice, Wheat, Maize Compare
  5. Sukma, Chhattisgarh Grows Rice, Small Millets, Sesame (Til) Compare
  6. Amethi, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard Compare
  7. Kendujhar, Odisha Grows Rice, Cowpea (Lobia), Tur (Arhar) Compare
  8. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh Grows Rice, Small Millets, Maize Compare
  9. Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard Compare
  10. Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh Grows Wheat, Rice, Lentil (Masoor) 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).