Crustal material was the highest contributor to TDS at the study location. Spatial relationships between aerosol and precipitation factor source regions suggested that below-cloud scavenging of aerosol particles was a likely contributor to the chemical species apportioned to various precipitation factors. Additionally, source types of chemical species in precipitation resolved in this study were qualitatively compared with those identified at other locations in India. The comparison showed that soil was an important contributor to the dissolved mass of chemical species in precipitation at all locations in India.