Districts with soil like Paschim Bardhaman
Ranked by how closely their soil tests match: the share of samples low or short in each nutrient, pH and salt.
- Birbhum, West Bengal Grows Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard, Wheat Compare
- Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal Grows Rice, Potato, Rapeseed & Mustard Compare
- Arwal, Bihar Grows Rice, Wheat, Lentil (Masoor) Compare
- Malappuram, Kerala Grows Coconut, Arecanut, Rice Compare
- Alluri Sitharama Raju, Andhra Pradesh Grows Rice, Ragi (Finger Millet), Other Pulses Compare
- Dangs, Gujarat Grows Rice, Gram (Chana), Urad (Black Gram) Compare
- Cuttack, Odisha Grows Rice, Moong (Green Gram), Urad (Black Gram) Compare
- Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh Grows Rice, Khesari (Grass Pea), Gram (Chana) Compare
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Grows Rice, Cashew, Other Rabi Pulses Compare
- Lakhisarai, Bihar Grows Rice, Wheat, Maize 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).