Other Kharif Pulses

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Season
Kharif
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97% of its area.

When to sow and harvest

Kharif 97% of its area
Today
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The year starts in June, with the monsoon. Your district can shift a few weeks.

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  • Whether Other Kharif Pulses suits your land Good fit, possible or won't work, with the reasons.
  • What it could earn an acre From yields near you and mandi prices.
  • Water and fertiliser it needs Irrigations for your water, and bags for one acre.

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Mandi price, month by month

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Where it grows in India

Area grown in India
2,56,121 ha
2022-23
Average yield
0.8 t/ha
2022-23
Most area
Satara
Maharashtra
Best yield
Aizawl
1.7 t/ha

Districts with the most area (recent figures)

The map colours each district by yield, for districts growing it on at least 100 ha.

  1. Satara, Maharashtra 40,801 ha
  2. Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan 27,223 ha
  3. Sikar, Rajasthan 18,291 ha
  4. Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra 10,051 ha
  5. Alluri Sitharama Raju, Andhra Pradesh 9,694 ha
  6. Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu 8,883 ha
  7. Pune, Maharashtra 8,627 ha
  8. Ganjam, Odisha 8,610 ha
  9. Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu 8,226 ha
  10. Kalahandi, Odisha 8,020 ha

Other Kharif Pulses yield

  1. 0.1–0.4 t/ha
  2. 0.4–0.6 t/ha
  3. 0.6–0.7 t/ha
  4. 0.7–1.0 t/ha
  5. 1.0–1.7 t/ha
No data

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2000-01 to 2022-23.

Where yields are highest

  1. Aizawl, Mizoram 1.7 t/ha
  2. Kolasib, Mizoram 1.5 t/ha
  3. Champawat, Uttarakhand 1.3 t/ha
  4. Annamayya, Andhra Pradesh 1.3 t/ha
  5. Tuensang, Nagaland 1.3 t/ha
  6. Shamator, Nagaland 1.3 t/ha
  7. Alluri Sitharama Raju, Andhra Pradesh 1.2 t/ha
  8. Mon, Nagaland 1.2 t/ha
  9. Simdega, Jharkhand 1.2 t/ha
  10. Doda, Jammu And Kashmir 1.2 t/ha

Only districts growing it on at least 100 ha.

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2000-01 to 2022-23.

Across India over the years

Yield (t/ha)

0.0 0.4 0.8
2000-01 2022-23
Latest 0.8 t/ha in 2022-23

Area (ha)

0.0 748K 1.5M
2000-01 2022-23
Latest 2,56,121 ha in 2022-23

Only years in which most of the usual districts reported are shown.

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2000-01 to 2022-23.

Soil and yield

How district soil tests line up with this crop's yields across India.

Other Kharif Pulses yields tend to be higher in districts with

  • More soil high in organic carbon moderate 241 districts
  • More soil that is acidic weak 241 districts
  • More soil low in potassium weak 241 districts

Other Kharif Pulses yields tend to be lower in districts with

  • More soil low in organic carbon moderate 241 districts
  • More soil short of zinc weak 238 districts
  • More soil that is alkaline weak 241 districts

A pattern is not proof that soil causes the difference.

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare).