There are many types of soil found in India as India is a very big country.
| Types of Soils | States where found | Rich in: | Lacks in: | Crops grown |
| Alluvial | Mainly found in the plains of Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand etc. | Potash and Lime | Nitrogen and Phosphorous | Large variety of rabi and kharif crops such as wheat, rice, sugarcane, cotton, jute etc. |
| Black (Regur soil) | Deccan plateau- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh,Tamil Nadu, Valleys of Krishna and Godavari. | Lime, Iron, Magnesia and Alumina, Potash | Phosphorous, Nitrogen and organic matter | Cotton, sugarcane, jowar, tobacco, wheat, rice etc. |
| Red | Eastern and southern part of the deccan plateau, Orissa, Chattisgarh and southern parts of the middle Ganga plain. | Iron and Potash | Nitrogen, Phosphorous and humus. | Wheat, rice, cotton, sugarcane and pulses |
| Laterite | Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Orissa hills. | Iron oxide and potash | Organic matter, Nitrogen, Phosphate and Calcium | Cashew nuts, tea, coffee, rubber |
| Arid and Desert | Western Rajastan, north Gujarat and Southern Punjab | Soluble salts, phosphate | Humus, Nitrogen | Only drought resistant and salt tolerant crops such as barley, rape, cotton, millets maize and pulses |
| Saline and Alkaline | Western Gujarat, Deltas of Eastern coast, Sunderban areas of West Bengal, Punjab and Haryana | Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium | Nitrogen and Calcium | Unfit for agriculture |