Districts with soil like Malappuram

Ranked by how closely their soil tests match: the share of samples low or short in each nutrient, pH and salt.
  1. Dangs, Gujarat Grows Rice, Gram (Chana), Urad (Black Gram) Compare
  2. Baramulla, Jammu And Kashmir Grows Rice, Maize, Other Pulses Compare
  3. Thane, Maharashtra Grows Rice, Small Millets, Other Pulses Compare
  4. Cooch Behar, West Bengal Grows Rice, Jute, Maize Compare
  5. Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal Grows Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard, Lentil (Masoor) Compare
  6. Alipurduar, West Bengal Grows Rice, Maize, Potato Compare
  7. Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh Grows Rice, Other Oilseeds, Urad (Black Gram) Compare
  8. Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal Grows Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard, Wheat Compare
  9. Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal Grows Rice, Potato, Rapeseed & Mustard Compare
  10. Uttara Kannada, Karnataka Grows Rice, Arecanut, Arecanut (Processed) 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).