General Soil Types of Bangladesh Description A General Soil Type is a group of soils which are broadly similar in appearance and characteristics because they have developed in response to similar environmental factors such as climate, physiography and drainage. Soils form the second element in defining and differentiating agro-ecological regions and sub-regions. Soil conditions determine such important properties for plant growth as moisture supply and root aeration as well as nutrient supply. Soil Type Area (ha) Percentage Calcareous Alluvium 589983 4.07% Noncalcareous Alluvium 568824 3.93% Calcareous Brown Floodplain Soil 478076 3.30% Calcareous Grey Floodplain Soil 163027 1.13% Calcareous Dark Grey Floodplain Soil 1388152 9.58% Noncalcareous Grey Floodplain Soil 3159858 21.81% Noncalcareous Brown Floodplain Soil 377720 2.61% Noncalcareous Dark Grey Floodplain Soil 1595950 11.02% Black Terai Soil 83408 0.58% Acid Basin Clay 348994 2.41% Acid Sulphate Soil 75830 0.52% Peat 118064 0.82% Grey Piedmont Soil 215279 1.49% Brown Hill Soil 1264476 8.73% Shallow Red-Brown Terrace Soil 72549 0.50% Deep Red-Brown Terrace Soil 189380 1.31% Brown Mottled Terrace Soil 34235 0.24% Shallow Grey Terrace Soil 265427 1.83% Deep Grey Terrace Soil 352152 2.43% Grey Valley Soil 114287 0.79% Made-Land 106286 0.73% Miscellaneous Land (Urban, Water, Reserve Forest, Sundarban) 2924321 20.19% Total Area 14486278 100.00% Source Land Resources Appraisal of Bangladesh for Agricultural Development, 1988 (BGD/81/035); Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC). Limitation of Use This GIS data and any other information presented on this web site is strictly limited to non commercial use. Disclaimer Geospatial Bangladesh makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or suitability of the GIS data and any other information provided in this website for any specific purpose and disclaims any responsibility or liability for any expenses, losses, damages and costs which may be suffered or incurred as a result of or in connection with using or relying on the data or the information provided in this website. Content Type Printable Map Attributes Field Name: type Field Type: String Field Width: 100 Field Description: The values in the field defines general soil types of Bangladesh. Description of Values: The field values has been described in the Description section. EPSG:4326