What the soil tests found
10
out of 10
Soil score
GoodFor most crops. How the soil score works
- soil samples, 2023-24 & 2024-25
- 19
- nutrients checked
- 8
This shows what soil in this area tends to be like. Your own field can be different. Get it tested at a soil testing lab before deciding.
Nutrient by nutrient
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pH
GoodNeutral 100%
Almost every soil test here came out neutral
What this means
How sour (acidic) or alkaline the soil is. It decides which nutrients roots can take up.
Acidic Neutral AlkalineMost crops do best at pH 6.5 to 7.5.
Compared with the wider area Place Acidic Neutral Alkaline Here 0% 100% 0% Sheohar 0% 97% 3% Sheohar 0% 98% 2% Bihar 3% 96% 1% India 12% 86% 2% -
Salt
GoodNot salty 100%
Almost no soil tests here came out salty
What this means
Salt in the soil, shown as EC on the card. Salt makes it hard for roots to drink.
Not salty SaltyUnder 1 dS/m is fine. Above 4 harms most crops.
Compared with the wider area Place Not salty Salty Here 100% 0% Sheohar 100% 0% Sheohar 100% 0% Bihar 99% 1% India 96% 4%
Too few tests here to judge nitrogen (1 test), phosphorus (1 test), potassium (1 test), organic carbon (1 test), sulphur (1 test) and boron (1 test).
Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2023-24 & 2024-25. 19 samples.
Climate in Sheohar
Rain
About 980 mm of rain a year
In a normal year. A dry year brings about 780 mm.
Temperature
Hottest in May: days about 36 °C, nights 24 °C
Coolest in January: days about 22 °C, nights 9 °C.
Typical of the district's villages; a farm much higher or lower can be a few degrees cooler or warmer.
Source: IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°); TerraClimate 1991–2020 temperature normals (about 4 km), where each district's villages are.