Other Rabi Pulses

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Season
Rabi
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98% of its area.

When to sow and harvest

Rabi 98% of its area
Today: rabi sowing time
J J A S O N D J F M A M
Sow Growing Harvest
The year starts in June, with the monsoon. Your district can shift a few weeks.

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  • Whether Other Rabi 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.

Fertiliser for one acre

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Watch out for

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Mandi price, month by month

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Where it grows in India

Area grown in India
3,08,221 ha
2022-23
Average yield
0.7 t/ha
2022-23
Most area
Chandrapur
Maharashtra
Best yield
Mandi
4.0 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. Chandrapur, Maharashtra 31,028 ha
  2. Bharuch, Gujarat 26,101 ha
  3. Bhandara, Maharashtra 23,337 ha
  4. Dindori, Madhya Pradesh 13,642 ha
  5. Gadchiroli, Maharashtra 13,551 ha
  6. Raigad, Maharashtra 12,124 ha
  7. Patna, Bihar 11,331 ha
  8. Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh 10,784 ha
  9. Gondia, Maharashtra 9,604 ha
  10. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 9,178 ha

Other Rabi Pulses yield

  1. 0.0–0.5 t/ha
  2. 0.5–0.7 t/ha
  3. 0.7–0.8 t/ha
  4. 0.8–1.0 t/ha
  5. 1.0–4.0 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). 2006-07 to 2022-23.

Where yields are highest

  1. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh 4.0 t/ha
  2. Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 4.0 t/ha
  3. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 4.0 t/ha
  4. Kullu, Himachal Pradesh 3.9 t/ha
  5. Chamba, Himachal Pradesh 3.9 t/ha
  6. Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh 3.8 t/ha
  7. Tonk, Rajasthan 2.0 t/ha
  8. Bhavnagar, Gujarat 1.9 t/ha
  9. Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh 1.8 t/ha
  10. Aizawl, Mizoram 1.8 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). 2006-07 to 2022-23.

Across India over the years

Yield (t/ha)

0.7 0.8 0.9
2006-07 2022-23
Latest 0.7 t/ha in 2022-23

Area (ha)

0.0 341K 682K
2006-07 2022-23
Latest 3,08,221 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). 2006-07 to 2022-23.

Soil and yield

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

Other Rabi Pulses yields tend to be higher in districts with

  • More soil high in organic carbon weak 224 districts

Other Rabi Pulses yields tend to be lower in districts with

  • More soil short of zinc weak 220 districts
  • More soil low in organic carbon weak 224 districts
  • More soil short of sulphur weak 223 districts
  • More soil low in phosphorus weak 224 districts
  • More soil short of boron weak 219 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).