2.4       Soil
In the Nagpur District it was observed that a great variety of soils occurred in this region and the major soil texture is Clayey encompassing almost 60% of the area in the District where the clay content varies from 35 – 75%. The remaining area of the district has soil texture ranging from clay loam to sandy clay loam and is dominantly observed in Katol, Umrer and parts of Ramtek Talukas. At places in Katol and Hingna Talukas, the soils have sandy clay loam texture. In Ramtek, Umrer and Saoner areas the change in geology from basalt to metamorphic and sedimentaries has given rise to sandy loam to sandy clay loam soil texture. Some areas along the foothills of tablelands on Katol taluka have coarse textured gravelly soils.