Based on the agriculture parameter such as Soil types and climatic parameters such as temperature, precipitation, and water resources availability. Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO) defined the agro-climatic zone and the Planning Commission of India divided India into 15 agro-climatic zones. These are:
Western Himalayan:
- Western Himalayan,
- Eastern Himalayan
- Upper Gangetic Plain
- Middle Gangetic Plain
- Lower Gangetic Plain
- Trans Gangetic Plain
- Western Arid Plain and Hill region
- Gujarat Plain and Hilly region
- West Coastal Plain and Hills
- East Coastal Plain and Hills
- Western Plateau and Hill region
- Center Plateau and Hill region
- Eastern Plateau and Hill region
- Southern Plateau and Hill region
- Island Region
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| Agro Climatic Zone of India |
Western Himalayan:
- Jammu and Kashmir,
- Ladakh,
- Himachal Pradesh,
- and the hilly region of Uttarakhand.
Eastern Himalayan:
- All seven northeastern states and Darjeeling district of West Bengal.
Upper Gangetic plain:
- Plain region of Uttarakhand,
- the western and central parts of Uttar Pradesh.
Middle Gangetic plain:
- Easter Uttar Pradesh,
- Western Bihar.
- Eastern Bihar,
- West Bengal except for the hilly region of Darjeeling district.
Trans Gangetic plain:
- Punjab,
- Haryana,
- Chandigarh,
- Delhi,
- the northern part of Rajasthan.
Western dry region:
- West of Aravali in Rajasthan.
- Gujarat.
Western coastal plain and hilly region:
- A coastal plain from Maharashtra to Kerala and hilly region of Sahyadris.
Eastern coastal plain and hilly region:
- From Odisha coast to Tamil Nadu and eastern ghats.
Western plateau and hills:
- Areas between the southern part of Malwa plateaus and the Deccan plateau of Maharashtra.
Central plateau and hills:
- Bundelkhand's,
- Vindhyachal,
- Malwa plateau.
Eastern plateau and hills;
- Chhota Nagpur plateau,
- Jharkhand,
- Odisha,
- Chhatisgarh.
Southern plateau and hills;
- Interior region of Maharashtra,
- Karnataka,
- Telangana,
- Tamil Nadu.
Island region:
- Lakshwadeep
- Andaman Nicobar islands.
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