Soil Types: State-wise Distribution of Land by Types of Soil in India
The dataset contains state-wise distribution of land by different types of soil such as Alluvial, Coastal Alluvial, Black, Red, Rock, Desert, Mountain Meadow, Glacier, Sub-montane, Brown, Salf, Hill, Water Bodies, Terai, Peat, Mangrove, Swamps, Beach, Creeks, Lagoons, Gullied, etc.
Soil Types: State-wise Distribution of Land by Types of Soil in India
The dataset contains state-wise distribution of land by different types of soil such as Alluvial, Coastal Alluvial, Black, Red, Rock, Desert, Mountain Meadow, Glacier, Sub-montane, Brown, Salf, Hill, Water Bodies, Terai, Peat, Mangrove, Swamps, Beach, Creeks, Lagoons, Gullied, etc.
The calendar year to which the soil area data pertains.
state
String
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The Indian state for which the soil type area is reported.
soil_type
String
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391
The category or classification of soil present in the state, such as alluvial, black, or laterite soils.
area
String
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355
The land area covered by the given soil type in the state, expressed in thousand hectares.
unit
String
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391
The unit of measurement for the area values, which is area in thousand hectares.
note
String
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0
An optional remarks or annotation field associated with the soil area record.
Citation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. (2026). Soil Types: State-wise Distribution of Land by Types of Soil in India [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19253