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SOILS IN INDIA
- Alluvial Soil: Areas of the Indo-Gangetic plain covering almost a quarter of Indian soil and are very fertile. Found in Punjab, Haryana, UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
- Black Soil: It is a rich mineral soil formed by deposition of lava ejected by volcanoes and is suitable for cotton cultivation. Found in Maharashtra, Gujarat, western Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is also known as regur soils.
- Red Soil: Formed by the weathering of ancient metamorphic and crystalline rocks and having a high iron content. It is good for cultivation of pulses and coarse grains. Found in Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the north-eastern hill states.
- Laterite Soil: Formed by the weathering of laterite rocks. Found in areas occupied by the Deccan, Andhra Pradesh, Parts of Telangana, Eastern Ghats, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Coast of Orissa, Meghalaya and Assam.
Other types of soil found in India are Saline and Alkaline soils, Peat and Marshy soils, Arid or Desert soils and Forest soil.