Leparada

Soil here is mostly neutral. Rice and maize cover the most farmland.
Plan a farm here Crops that suit it
Soil score
10/10
Good for most crops
Rain
2,760 mm
a year, most of it Apr⁠–⁠Oct
Temperature
7–30 °C
Hottest in August, coolest nights in January
Main crop
Rice
8,987 acres sown

Soil

What soil tests across the district found, nutrient by nutrient.

10

out of 10

Soil score

Good

For most crops. How the soil score works

This shows what soil in this area tends to be like. Your own field can be different. Get it tested at a soil testing lab before deciding.

  • pH

    Good

    Acidic 18% Neutral 82%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out acidic

    What this means

    How sour (acidic) or alkaline the soil is. It decides which nutrients roots can take up.

    Acidic Neutral Alkaline

    In these tests, neutral means about pH 6 to 8, which suits most crops; acidic is below about 6 and alkaline above about 8.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place AcidicNeutralAlkaline
    Here 18% 82% 0%
    Arunachal Pradesh 51% 49% 0%
    India 12% 86% 2%

  • Salt

    Good

    Not salty 100%

    Almost no soil tests here came out salty

    What this means

    Salt in the soil, shown as EC on the card. Salt makes it hard for roots to drink.

    Not salty Salty

    Under 1 dS/m is fine. Above 4 harms most crops.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place Not saltySalty
    Here 100% 0%
    Arunachal Pradesh 97% 3%
    India 96% 4%

  • Sulphur

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Makes oil in oilseeds and protein in pulses.

    Short under 10 ppm Enough 10 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 10 ppm or more.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place ShortEnough
    Here 0% 100%
    Arunachal Pradesh 23% 77%
    India 24% 76%

  • Zinc

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Needed for growth and healthy leaves. Rice and wheat often run short.

    Short under 0.6 ppm Enough 0.6 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.6 ppm or more.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place ShortEnough
    Here 0% 100%
    Arunachal Pradesh 9% 91%
    India 35% 65%

  • Iron

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Keeps young leaves green.

    Short under 4.5 ppm Enough 4.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 4.5 ppm or more.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place ShortEnough
    Here 0% 100%
    Arunachal Pradesh 12% 88%
    India 24% 76%

  • Copper

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps the crop set seed and resist disease.

    Short under 0.2 ppm Enough 0.2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.2 ppm or more.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place ShortEnough
    Here 0% 100%
    Arunachal Pradesh 5% 95%
    India 5% 95%

  • Manganese

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps leaves make food from sunlight.

    Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 2 ppm or more.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place ShortEnough
    Here 0% 100%
    Arunachal Pradesh 17% 83%
    India 13% 87%

  • Boron

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Needed for flowers to set seed and fruit.

    Short under 0.5 ppm Enough 0.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.5 ppm or more.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place ShortEnough
    Here 2% 98%
    Arunachal Pradesh 23% 77%
    India 45% 55%

The tests here for nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and organic carbon look like a testing error: almost every test reads the same, unlike the districts around. They aren't used.

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2023-24 & 2024-25. 2,566 samples.

Climate

Rain and temperature through the year, from 24 years of weather records.

Rain

About 2,760 mm of rain a year

In a normal year. A dry year brings about 2,310 mm.

Temperature

Hottest in August: days about 30 °C, nights 23 °C

Coolest in January: days about 19 °C, nights 7 °C.

Typical of the district's villages; a farm much higher or lower can be a few degrees cooler or warmer.

Source: IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°); TerraClimate 1991–2020 temperature normals (about 4 km), where each district's villages are.

Crops that suit Leparada

Judged on the soil, rain and temperature here, whether or not they're grown here now. Best bets first: what each could earn an acre before costs, with risky crops moved down.

Sowing Growing

Money a season, before costs. Bar: compared with the best crop here.

What grows here

Each crop's share of the district's farmland in recent years, with its yield. Tap a crop to see it across India.

Yield against other districts

Rice

Yield is better than 11% of districts growing it.

Maize

Yield is better than 9% of districts growing it.

Ragi (Finger Millet)

Yield is better than 33% of districts growing it.

6.4 q 6.5 q 6.6 q 6.7 q 6.8 q
2019-20 2024-25
Latest 6.8 quintals an acre in 2024-25

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2019-20 to 2024-25.

Compared with similar soil

What this district harvests, next to districts whose soil tests look alike.

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Who farms here

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Districts with similar soil

Places whose soil tests look most like this district's, and what they grow.

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Blocks in this district

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