Types of soil

Different Types of Soils Found in India are as follows:

Alluvial Soils

• These soils are formed by the deposition of sediments brought by rivers.
• They are rich in humus and very fertile.
• They are found in Great Northern plain, lower valleys of Narmada and Tapti and Northern Gujarat. These soils are renewed every year.

Black Soils:

• These soils are made up of volcanic rocks and lava-flow.
• It is concentrated in the parts of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
• It consists of Lime, Iron, Magnesium and also Potash.
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Red Soils:

• These are formed by weathering of ancient metamorphic rocks of Deccan Plateau.
• Due to iron composition these soils are red in color.
• When iron content is lower it is yellow or brown.
• They cover the parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Orissa.

Laterite Soils:

• These soils are formed due to intense leaching.
• These soils are well developed on the summits of hills and uplands.
• They are found in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and hilly areas of Orissa and Assam.