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Land suitability is the fitness of a given type of land for a defined use.
Toposheet and ancillary data have been used for slope maps and soil
properties determination.
There are two orders represented in maps, tables, etc. by the symbols S and N respectively.
The number of classes recognized should be kept to the minimum necessary to meet
interpretative aims; five should probably be the most ever used.
If three Classes are recognized within the Order Suitable, as can often be
recommended, the following names and definitions may be appropriate in a
qualitative classification:
Land having no significant limitations to
sustained application of a given use, or only
Class S1 Highly Suitable: minor limitations that will not significantly reduce
productivity or benefits and will not raise inputs
above an acceptable level.
Qualitative classifications are based mainly on the physical productive potential of the land,
with economics only present as a background. They are commonly employed in reconnaissance
studies, aimed at a general appraisal of large areas.
Quantitative classification is one in which the distinctions between classes are defined in
common numerical terms, which permits objective comparison between classes relating to
different kinds of land use.
India’s mainland comprises of four broad geographical areas
Himalayas comprise of mountain ranges form physical barrier as world’s biggest and
largest mountain range.
Plains extend from Rajasthan in the West to Brahmaputra valley in the East
covering States of Punjab, Haryana, and Union Territory of Chandigarh and Delhi and
major parts of U.P., Bihar, West Bengal, and parts of Assam.
These plains comprise one of the world’s greatest stretches of flat and deep
alluvium and are among the most densely populated areas of the world (456
persons/km2).
Desert region, contains the Great Thar desert, extends from the edge of Rann of
Kutchh to larger parts of Rajasthan (Western) and lower regions of Punjab and
Haryana.
Deccan Penninsula covers whole of South India Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,
Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
Covers Madhya Pradesh and parts of Bihar, Odisha, part of West Bengal.
Western coastal plains lie between Western Ghats and Arabian sea in the West,