The physicochemical characterization of soil on the growth of selected Sal forest in Hazaribag, Chatra, Koderma, and Ranchi districts of Jharkhand in India has been carried out. The paper describes the different basic factors which support the growth of Saldominated forest found in these areas. The soil sampling was done using a quadrate method based on the principle of systematic sampling. Ten samples each were collected from Hazaribag, Chatra, Koderma, and Ranchi Sal forests of Jharkhand for the study of soil properties. The soil samples were collected from eight different quadrates in order to determine soil quality index viz

Keywords : Sal-dominated forest, Soil properties, Systematic sampling, Quadrate method