Barlimanda

Village soil report

Too few good tests of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium here to say what the soil is short of.

What the soil tests found

Soil score

No soil score here: the soil tests don't say enough about nitrogen, phosphorus or potassium.

How the soil score works

soil samples, 2023-24 & 2024-25
30
nutrients checked
9

This shows what soil in this area tends to be like. Your own field can be different. Get it tested at a soil testing lab before deciding.

Nutrient by nutrient

  • Copper

    From 30 soil tests

    Good

    Short 13% Enough 87%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    What this means

    Helps the crop set seed and resist disease.

    Short under 0.2 ppm Enough 0.2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.2 ppm or more.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place ShortEnough
    Here 13% 87%
    Sankra 7% 93%
    Jaisalmer 7% 93%
    Rajasthan 3% 97%
    India 5% 95%
  • Manganese

    From 30 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps leaves make food from sunlight.

    Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 2 ppm or more.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place ShortEnough
    Here 0% 100%
    Sankra 5% 95%
    Jaisalmer 5% 95%
    Rajasthan 6% 94%
    India 12% 88%

Too few tests here to judge phosphorus (28 tests), potassium (28 tests), organic carbon (28 tests), pH (28 tests), salt (28 tests), zinc (29 tests) and iron (29 tests), out of 30 soil samples.

Not tested here: nitrogen, sulphur and boron.

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2023-24 & 2024-25. 30 samples.

Climate in Jaisalmer

Rain

About 240 mm of rain a year

In a normal year. A dry year brings about 130 mm.

Temperature

Hottest in May: days about 43 °C, nights 27 °C

Coolest in January: days about 24 °C, nights 8 °C.

Typical of the district's villages; a farm much higher or lower can be a few degrees cooler or warmer.

Source: IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°); TerraClimate 1991–2020 temperature normals (about 4 km), where each district's villages are.