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As per Soil Taxonomic, the soils of Haryana fall in the following orders:
| Sr. No. | Order | Area (%) | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Inceptisols | 58.0 | All districts |
| 2. | Entisols | 29.0 | All districts |
| 3. | Aridisols | 9.0 | Sirsa, Fatehabad, Hisar, Bhiwani |
| 4. | Alfisols | 2.0 | Karnal, Kurukshetra |
| 5. | Hills and Rock outcrops | 2.0 | Mahendergarh, Rewari, Gurgaon, Panchkula |
Physiographic zones and their soil taxonomic associations
Nine major physiographic zones have been identified in Haryana
| Sr. No. | Physiography | Soil Taxonomic Associations |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | H - Hills | Udorthents/Eutrochrepts |
| 2. | P - Piedmonts Plain | |
| P1 - Upper | Ustorthents/Ustifluvents | |
| P2 - Lower | Ustipsamments/Ustorthents | |
| 3. | Y - Yamuna Flood Plain | |
| Y1 - Recent | Psammaquents/Haplaquents | |
| Y2 - Old | Ustipsamments/Ustifluvents | |
| Haplustepts | ||
| 4. | G - Ghagger Flood Plain | |
| G1 - Recent | Ustorthents/Ustifluvents | |
| G2 - Old | Haplustepts/Ustorthents | |
| 5. | Sb - Sahibi Flood Plain | Ustipsamments/Ustorthents/Ustifluvents |
| Haplustepts | ||
| 6. | C - Chautang (Relict) Flood Plain | |
| C1 - Recent | Haplaquents | |
| C2 - Old | Haplustepts (Aquic) | |
| Haplustepts (Saline/alkali) | ||
| Haplustepts | ||
| 7. | Older Alluvial Plain | |
| O - Normal | Haplustepts | |
| S - Salt affected | ||
| S1 - Saline | Haplustepts (saline) | |
| S2 - Alkali | Natrustalfs/Natric Haplustepts | |
| W - Lowlands | Haplaquepts/ Haplustepts (Aquic) | |
| 8. | Pd - Pediments with Aravelli Hills | |
| Hills | Ustorthents | |
| Pediments | Ustipsamments | |
| Plain | Haplustepts/Ustipsamments | |
| Udorthents/Eutrochrepts | ||
| 9. | A - Aeolian Plain with sand dunes | |
| A1 - Plain | Ustipsamments/Haplustepts Calciorthids | |
| Sand dunes | ||
| A2 - Moderately eroded | Ustipsamments | |
| A3 - Severely eroded | Ustipsamments |