Districts with soil like Pathankot

Ranked by how closely their soil tests match: the share of samples low or short in each nutrient, pH and salt.
  1. Patiala, Punjab Grows Rice, Wheat, Sugarcane Compare
  2. Rupnagar, Punjab Grows Wheat, Rice, Maize Compare
  3. Kapurthala, Punjab Grows Rice, Wheat, Sugarcane Compare
  4. Ludhiana, Punjab Grows Rice, Wheat, Sugarcane Compare
  5. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab Grows Wheat, Rice, Maize Compare
  6. Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand Grows Ragi (Finger Millet), Wheat, Small Millets Compare
  7. Sangrur, Punjab Grows Wheat, Rice, Cotton Compare
  8. Puducherry, Puducherry Grows Rice, Coconut, Sugarcane Compare
  9. Tarn Taran, Punjab Grows Wheat, Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard Compare
  10. Bathinda, Punjab Grows Wheat, Rice, Cotton 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).