The dataset contains state-wise distribution of land by different types of soil such as Alluvial, Coastal Alluvial, Black, Red, Rock, Desert, Mountain Medow, Glacier, Sub-montane, Brown, Salf, Hill, Water Bodies, Terai, Peat, Mangrove, Swamps, Beach, Creeks, Lagoons, Gullied, etc.
| year | state | soil_type | area | unit | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Andhra Pradesh | Alluvial Soils | 2432.68 | area in thousand hectares | |
| 2023 | Andhra Pradesh | Coastal Alluvial Soils | 785.15 | area in thousand hectares | |
| 2023 | Andhra Pradesh | Black Soils | 4727.26 | area in thousand hectares | |
| 2023 | Andhra Pradesh | Laterites | 7003.35 | area in thousand hectares | |
| 2023 | Andhra Pradesh | Red Soils | 9930.11 | area in thousand hectares | |
| 2023 | Andhra Pradesh | Others | 2625.95 | area in thousand hectares | |
| 2023 | Andhra Pradesh | Total | 27504.5 | area in thousand hectares | |
| 2023 | Arunachal Pradesh | Alluvial Soils | 251.61 | area in thousand hectares | |
| 2023 | Arunachal Pradesh | Red Soils | 8004.46 | area in thousand hectares | |
| 2023 | Arunachal Pradesh | Others | 118.23 | area in thousand hectares |
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Soil Types: State-wise Distribution of Land by Types of Soil in India [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19253
