Vol. 11, Special Issue 12 (2022)

Comprehensive investigation on 180 georeferenced surface soil samples were collected randomly and systematically analyzed for fourteen physico-chemical parameters. The laboratory analysis revealed that the soils were in neutral to slightly alkaline pH range, non- saline and low to medium in organic matter levels. The macronutrient status showed low (100%) available N, low to medium (67.22% & 32.77%) available P, medium to high (33.88% & 66.11%) available K, low to high (31.11% & 68.88%) available Ca, low to high (23.88% & 76.11%) available Mg and low (100%) available S. DTPA- extractable micronutrients viz. Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn status revealed availability in “sufficient” ranges, while hot water extractable B status were in “deficient” range. An effort to corroborate these findings were supported by soil fertility index maps prepared using advanced GIS based Arc GIS10.3 software.