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Soil is the component that contributes the most to fulfilling all of a person's basic needs. This study examines the physical and chemical characteristics of the soil in four villages of Naya Raipur region, Chhattisgarh including Palaud, Kotni, Tandul, Kuhera, and two open forests, including the Kuhera Village Forest and Parsada. This physico-chemical study of soil is based on various parameters such as moisture content, pH (H2O), pH (KCl), pH(H2O2), and the requirement of lime content. The physico-chemical research of a region is particularly important since both physical and chemical characteristics affect the productivity of the soil. It was found that the moisture content was highest (2.50) in Kuhera village which can promote better crop-yielding capacity and lowest in the agricultural field of Kotni village (0.10). The pH level is high in the determination of H2O as compared to KCl and H2O2. The pH of H2O and KCl was found highest (7.94 and 7.38) in the agricultural land of Kuhera village and the village itself has the lowest pH of H2O which is 6.52. The pH of KCl is lowest (5.85) in Kotni village farmland. The pH of H2O2 was found highest in the open forest of Kuhera village (7.57) and lowest in the Parsada open forest (6.18). For the requirement of lime content, it was found that the pH of all the soil samples was alkaline so lime addition is not required. This study will benefit the villagers of that region in agriculture and help in any agricultural development in that area.