- Fact: Covers 18.5 % of the area.
- Composition: The presence of ferric oxides makes the colour of soil red.
- Texture: Sandy to clay and loamy.
- Characteristics
- Rainfall is highly variable.
- Well drained soil and structure is sandy
- Chemical Composition
- Rich in iron and potash
- Deficient in phosphate, lime, magnesia, humus and nitrogen.
- Distribution
- They are mainly found in the Peninsula from Tamil Nadu in the south to Bundelkhand in the north and Raj Mahal in the east to Kathiawad in the west.
- Crops: Millets, pulsus, and sugarcane.