Report on Soil Resource Mapping of District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

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1 Report on Soil Resource of District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh Abstract 1. Surveyed area : Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh 2. Total area : 5,74,763 ha 3. Geographical Extent : & North latitude & East longitude 4. Kind of Survey : Soil Resource using Remote Sensing Technique 5. Soil Series/Association mapped and their extent: Sl. No. Symbol Unit SDx5a1 Ladwada-Tangh SDx5a2 Ladwada-Tangh CMx5a1 Malan-Love CMn7a2 Love-Ladret CMx5a2 Malan-Love CGn7c1 Ladret-Love-Kangra CGn7c2 Ladret-Love-Kangra SDx5c1 Ladwada-Tangh SDx3a1 Tangh-Ladwada SDx3a2 Tangh-Ladwada SDx2a1 Tangh-Ladwada SDn7c1 Darot-Ronah-Deothi SDn7c2 Masrur-Darot-Malhanta SDn7d1 Masrur-Deothi-Darot SDn7d2 Masrur-Deothi SDn5d1 Sopkhal Lahathore-Fatehpur-Ronah ALb1a1 Bagh- Dehra Gopipur ALb2a1 Dehra Gopipur -Vantungli Katholi ALb1a2 Dehra Gopipur -Vantungli Katholi ALb2b1 Dehra Gopipur -Bharmar ALb2b2 Dehra Gopipur -Bharmar Aln1a1 Bharmar-Bagh Aln2a1 Bharmar-Bagh ALb1d1 Bharmar-Bagh-Parangal ALb4a1 Bharmar-Vantungli Katholi ALd1e1 Bharmar-Bagh CMx2a1 Malan CMx3a1 Malan CMn7c1 Love-Ladret i

2 Sl. No. Symbol Unit CMn7c2 Love-Ladret CMn7d1 Ladret-Love CMn7d2 Ladret-Love CMn6a1 Love-Ladret CMn7a1 Love-Ladret CMn9b1 Harser-Kangra SLf9c1 Chambaghat-Jatoli CMx2b1 Malan SLx4a1 Kiar-Solan SLf9c2 Jatoli-Chambaghat ALn1d1 Bharmar-Bagh ALd1a1 Bharmar-Bagh ALb3a1 Dehra Gopipur -Bagh ALb1b1 Dehra Gopipur -Bagh ALb3a1 Dehra Gopipur -Bagh CGx4a1 Malan CGx3a1 Malan ALb1a1 Bagh- Dehra Gopipur SDn7a1 Pandhwar-Ronah-Sanaur CGx5a1 Malan SDf9c1 Kangra-Chamba border Hills-Basa Sughwalan SDf7d1 Masrur-Deothi SDf7c1 Masrur-Darot-Deothi ALn4e1 Bharmar-Bagh CGn7a1 Love-Ladret-Kangra CGx4c1 Malan-Love Alh5e1 Bharmar-Bagh ALn1e1 Bharmar-Bagh Aln1e2 Bharmar-Bagh CMx3a2 Malan SDn9c1 Kangra-Chamba border Hills-Basa Sughwalan SDx3c1 Tangh-Ladwada SDx2b1 Tangh-Ladwada ALb4a1 Bharmar-Vantungli Katholi Alb3d1 Bharmar- Dehra Gopipur CMn9c1 Harser-Kangra CMx5d1 Malan-Love SDn9d1 Kangra-Chamba border Hills-Below Paror Rly SDx3d1 Ladwada CMi2a1 Malan CMn9d1 Kangra-Harser ALb2a1 Vantungli Katholi- Dehra Gopipur - Bharmar ii

3 Sl. No. Symbol Unit SDx5a1 Ladwada-1-Tangh SDx5a2 Ladwada-1-Tangh CMx5a1 Malan-1-Love SDx3a1 Tangh-1-Ladwada SDn7c1 Darot-1-Ronah-1-Deothi SDn7d2 Masrur-1-Deothi ALb2b1 Dehra Gopipur -1-Vantungli Katholi ALb2b1 Dehra Gopipur -1-Bharmar Alb2b2 Dehra Gopipur -1-Bharmar ALn2a1 Bharmar-1-Bagh CMx3a1 Malan CMn7c1 Love-1-Ladret CMn7d1 Ladret-1-Love CMn9b1 Harser-1-Kangra SLf9c1 Chambaghat-1-Jatoli SLx5a1 Kiar-1-Gamrola-1-Solan SLf9c2 Jatoli-1-Chambaghat SDf9a SDf9a SLf9a1 Gamrola-1-Bilaspur SLf9a2 Bilaspur-1-Gamrola ALb3a1 Dehra Gopipur -1-Bagh SDn7a1 Pandhwar-1-Ronah-1-Sanaur SDf9d1 Kangra-Chamba border Hills SDf9c SDf7c1 Masrur-1-Deothi SLf9d1 Silru-1-Chambaghat-1-Devghara SDf7c1 Masrur-1-Darot-1-Deothi SDx3c1 Tangh-1-Ladwada SLx2a1 Kiar-1-Gamrola Habitation Water bodies Total iii

4 6. Spatial Extent of Landscape/Physiography Classes Landscape Physiography Area (ha) Area (%) Alluvium Alluvial plains Alluvium Dissected stream banks Alluvium Flood plains Alluvium Point bar complex Complex geology Piedmont planes Complex geology Undifferentiated mountain side Conglomerate Piedmont planes Conglomerate Plateau plains / hill tops / mesa Conglomerate Undifferentiated mountain side Sandstone Piedmont planes Sandstone Undifferentiated mountain side Slate Piedmont planes Slate Undifferentiated mountain side Total Spatial Extent of Slope Classes Slope classes and code Slope Range Area(ha) Area(%) Nearly level (1) 0-1% Nearly level to very gently sloping (2) 1-3% Very gently sloping to gently sloping (3) 1-5% Gently sloping to moderate sloping (4) 3-10% Moderately sloping to strongly sloping (5) 5-15% Strongly sloping to moderately steep (6) 10-25% Moderately steep to steep sloping (7) 15-33% Very steep to extremely steep (9) 33-50% and above Spatial Extent of Major Land Use/ Land Cover Major Land Use Area (ha) Area (%) Agriculture (a) Plantation Forest (c) Open scrub (d) Barren land iv

5 9. Spatial Extent of Soil Erosion Classes Erosion Area (ha) Area (%) None to slight water erosion (e1) Slight to moderate erosion (e1-e2) Moderate water erosion (e2) Moderate to severe erosion (e2-e3) Severe to Very severe erosion (e3-e4) Spatial Extent of Land Capability Classes Land Capability Classes (LCC) Area (ha) Area (%) Land Capability Class - II Land Capability Class II-III Land Capability Class - III Land Capability Class - III-IV Land Capability Class - IV Land Capability Class - VI Land Capability Class - VII Forest Soils of the area have been classified under three Orders i.e. Alfisols, Entisols and Inceptisols and all the fifty three Soil Series identified in the area have been further classified into three Suborders; four Great Groups; seven Subgroups and twenty four Families. v

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