| Area under Broad Soil Groups in India (2003-2004) | ||
| Major Soil Group | Area (Lakh Hect.) | % to Total Geographical Area |
| Red Loamy | ||
| Red Sandy | ||
| Laterite | ||
| Red & Yellow | ||
| Shallow Black | ||
| Medium Black | ||
| Deep Black | ||
| Mixed Red & Black | ||
| Coastal Alluvium | ||
| Coastal Sand | ||
| Deltaic Alluvium | ||
| Alluvial-Recent | ||
| Calcareous Alluvium | ||
| Calcareous Sierozem | ||
| Old Alluvium | ||
| Grey Brown | ||
| Desert Soils-Regosolic | ||
| Desert Soils-Lithosolic | ||
| Tarai | ||
| Brown Hill | ||
| Sub- Mountain | ||
| Mountain Meadow | ||
| Saline & Alkaline | ||
| Peaty and Saline Peaty | ||
| Skeletal | ||
| Total Geographical Area | ||
