Districts like Sonitpur: soil, rain and warmth

Districts whose rain and warmth are close to this one's, ranked by how closely their soil tests match: the share of samples low or short in each nutrient, pH and salt.
  1. Cachar, Assam About 220 km away. 2,500 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Rice, Arecanut, Banana Compare
  2. Biswanath, Assam About 70 km away. 2,040 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard, Potato Compare
  3. Hailakandi, Assam About 250 km away. 2,410 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Rice, Other Rabi Pulses, Arecanut Compare
  4. Dhemaji, Assam About 240 km away. 2,350 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard, Potato Compare
  5. Sivasagar, Assam About 200 km away. 2,070 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard, Banana Compare
  6. Sribhumi, Assam About 240 km away. 2,650 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Rice, Arecanut, Potato Compare
  7. Charaideo, Assam About 240 km away. 2,170 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard, Arecanut Compare
  8. Lakhimpur, Assam About 150 km away. 2,310 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard, Potato Compare
  9. Dibrugarh, Assam About 240 km away. 2,230 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard, Arecanut Compare
  10. Golaghat, Assam About 120 km away. 1,720 mm of rain in a typical year (2001–2024). Grows Rice, Rapeseed & Mustard, Arecanut Compare

Yields also depend on water, weather, seeds and farming practice, not only soil.

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).