Lohar Majra Kalan (200)

Village soil report

Soil here is mostly neutral.
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What the soil tests found

Soil score

No soil score here: the soil tests don't say enough about nitrogen, phosphorus or potassium.

How the soil score works

soil samples, 2024-25
66
nutrients checked
3

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.

Nutrient by nutrient

  • Organic carbon

    From 66 soil tests

    Good

    Low 17% Medium 83%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    What this means

    Shows how much organic matter the soil has. It keeps soil loose, holds water and feeds the crop slowly.

    Low under 0.5% Medium 0.5–0.75% High over 0.75%

    Healthy soil has 0.5% or more.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place LowMediumHigh
    Here 17% 83% 0%
    Amloh 73% 27% 1%
    Fatehgarh Sahib 77% 23% 0%
    Punjab 41% 44% 15%
    India 49% 28% 23%

  • pH

    From 66 soil tests

    Good

    Neutral 100%

    Almost every soil test here came out neutral

    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 0% 100% 0%
    Amloh 0% 100% 0%
    Fatehgarh Sahib 0% 100% 0%
    Punjab 1% 91% 9%
    India 11% 86% 2%

  • Salt

    From 66 soil tests

    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. Between 1 and 4, only crops that can't take salt lose yield. Above 4 harms most crops.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place Not saltySalty
    Here 100% 0%
    Amloh 100% 0%
    Fatehgarh Sahib 100% 0%
    Punjab 95% 5%
    India 96% 4%

Not tested here: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, zinc, iron, copper, manganese and boron.

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2024-25. 66 samples.

Climate in Fatehgarh Sahib

Rain

About 870 mm of rain a year

In a normal year. A dry year brings about 680 mm.

Temperature

Hottest in May: days about 40 °C, nights 24 °C

Coolest in January: days about 18 °C, nights 6 °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.