Lafan
Village soil report
What the soil tests found
Soil score
No soil score here: the soil tests don't say enough about nitrogen, phosphorus or potassium.
- soil samples, 2024-25
- 46
- nutrients checked
- 12
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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Good
Copper
From 46 soil tests
Short 7% Enough 93%
1 in 10 soil tests here came out short
What this means
Helps the crop set seed and resist disease.
Short under 0.2 ppm Enough 0.2 ppm or moreHealthy soil has 0.2 ppm or more.
Compared with the wider area Place Short Enough Here 7% 93% Ghughri 9% 91% Mandla 16% 84% Madhya Pradesh 7% 93% India 5% 95% -
Good
Manganese
From 46 soil tests
Short 17% Enough 83%
2 in 10 soil tests here came out short
What this means
Helps leaves make food from sunlight.
Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or moreHealthy soil has 2 ppm or more.
Compared with the wider area Place Short Enough Here 17% 83% Ghughri 53% 47% Mandla 41% 59% Madhya Pradesh 8% 92% India 12% 88%
Too few tests here to judge nitrogen (7 tests), phosphorus (7 tests), potassium (7 tests), organic carbon (7 tests), pH (7 tests), salt (7 tests), sulphur (7 tests), zinc (7 tests), iron (7 tests) and boron (7 tests), out of 46 soil samples.
Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2024-25. 46 samples.
Climate in Mandla
Rain
About 1,240 mm of rain a year
In a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,060 mm.
Temperature
Hottest in May: days about 42 °C, nights 26 °C
Coolest in December: days about 27 °C, nights 10 °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.