Surjana

Village soil report

Soil here is mostly neutral.
See which crops suit Surjana

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, 2023-24 & 2024-25
70
nutrients checked
12

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

  • pH

    From 70 soil tests

    Good

    Acidic 3% Neutral 96% Alkaline 1%

    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 3% 96% 1%
    Sonkatch 5% 90% 4%
    Dewas 1% 96% 2%
    Madhya Pradesh 1% 98% 1%
    India 11% 86% 2%

  • Salt

    From 69 soil tests

    Good

    Not salty 99% Salty 1%

    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 99% 1%
    Sonkatch 96% 4%
    Dewas 94% 6%
    Madhya Pradesh 95% 5%
    India 96% 4%

  • Copper

    From 69 soil tests

    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%
    Sonkatch 1% 99%
    Dewas 4% 96%
    Madhya Pradesh 7% 93%
    India 5% 95%

  • Manganese

    From 70 soil tests

    Good

    Short 6% Enough 94%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    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 6% 94%
    Sonkatch 18% 82%
    Dewas 26% 74%
    Madhya Pradesh 8% 92%
    India 12% 88%

Too few tests here to judge nitrogen (27 tests), phosphorus (28 tests), potassium (28 tests), organic carbon (29 tests), sulphur (27 tests), zinc (28 tests), iron (28 tests) and boron (27 tests), out of 70 soil samples.

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2023-24 & 2024-25. 70 samples.

Climate in Dewas

Rain

About 1,050 mm of rain a year

In a normal year. A dry year brings about 800 mm.

Temperature

Hottest in May: days about 42 °C, nights 26 °C

Coolest in January: days about 27 °C, nights 10 °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.