An investigation was carried out for characterization of soils of Bairia Block of Ballia district, (U.P.) India. Depth wise soil samples were collected from two selected village and in this respect a soil profile was opened in each village. Soil samples were collected from 0-15, 15-30, 30-45, 45-60, 60-75, 75-90, 90-105, 105-120, 120-135 and 135-160 cm soil depth. Standard method was followed for analysis of physico-chemical parameter of soil. Results revealed that bulk density of soil found be1.26 to 1.48 Mg m-³ and water holding capacity contained 19.34 to 36.37 %. Micronutrients Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn content in soil from (0.93-7.09 mg kg-1), (9.02-2.72 mg kg-1), (0.80-0.03 mg kg-1) and (0.80-0.30 mg kg-1) rang respectively. Soil texture was found to be loamy sand to silty loam.
