Study Notes MP: Soil Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

By Trupti Thool|Updated : June 14th, 2022

Soil is the most important factor for the determination of vegetation in any region. The rocks present in Madhya Pradesh have an important contribution to determine the nature of the soil. Therefore, organic matter is mostly found in the soil of Madhya Pradesh. Various facts related to the soil found in Madhya Pradesh will be told in this article.

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In this article, we are providing the facts relating to Soil Distribution in Madhya Pradesh. It Consists of the main Constituents of each soil and minerals that each type of soil lacks, their properties and further its distribution in various districts of Madhya Pradesh. Every Year MPPCS asks questions relating this so, in order to help the aspirants, we have created this master list of Soil Distribution in Madhya Pradesh such that it will be one point source of reading for the aspirants. This is crucial for all upcoming MPPCS and other state-related preliminary examinations.

Soil Distribution in Madhya Pradesh: Main Constituents; Nature; Area; Main Crops

Soil	Main Constituent	Lacks	Nature	Area	Districts	Main Crops
Alluvial Soil	Carbonates	Phosphorus, humus, nitrogen, organic material	Neutral	North-Western Madhya Pradesh	Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Sheopur	Wheat, cotton, sugarcane
Red-Yellow Soil	Iron oxides, lime, aluminium	Nitrogen, humus, phosphorus	Acidic to basic	Eastern part of Bundelkhand	Mandla, Balaghat, Shahdol, Sidhi Katni, Umaria	Rice, wheat etc
Dark Black Soil	Iron, magnesium lime and solubles of HCL	Phosphorus, nitrogen, humus, carbonic elements	Acidic	Valley of Narmada river Malwa plateau and Satpura	Hoshangabad, Harda	Wheat, jowar, oilseeds, gram
Normal Black Soil	Iron, lime and solubles of HCL	Phosphorus, nitrogen, humus	Acidic	Northern Malwa, Nimar	Guna, Shajapur, Sehore, Ujjain, Vidisha, Bhopal	Wheat, cotton, groundnut
Layered Black Soil	Aluminium, iron oxides	Phosphorus, nitrogen, humus	Acidic	Satpura	Chhindwara, Seoni, Betul	Wheat and rice
Laterite Soil	-	Phosphorus, nitrogen	Acidic	Chambal valley	Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Shivpuri	Wheat, sugarcane, cotton, coconut etc
Mixed Soil		Phosphorus, nitrogen, organic compounds	-	Plateau region	Tikamgarh, Panna, Satna, Rewa, Sidhi	Jowar, barley, coarse, grains