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Bring out the types and distribution of soils in Tamil Nadu.
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| Sr. No. | Types of Soils | Distribution of Soil in Tamil Nadu |
| 1. | Alluvial Soil | It is found in river valley regions and coastal plains. Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Tirunelveli and kanniyakumari |
| 2. | Black Soil | Coimbatore, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, and Thoothukudi |
| 3. | Red Soil | Sivagangai and Ramanathapuram |
| 4. | Laterite Soil | Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, and Thanjavur districts and source patches over the mountain region in the Nilgiris |
| 5. | Saline Soil | Saline soils in Tamil Nadu are confined to the Coromandel coast and vedaranyam |
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