Bishnupur

Rice and other oilseeds cover the most farmland.
Rain
1,430 mm
a year, most of it May⁠–⁠Oct
Temperature
9°–31°
Hottest in August, coolest nights in January
Main crop
Rice
22,156 ha sown

Soil

What soil tests across the district found, nutrient by nutrient.

No data yet for this district.

Climate

Rain and temperature through the year, from 24 years of weather records.

Rain

About 1,430 mm of rain a year

In a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,110 mm.

Temperature

Hottest in August: days about 31°, nights 24°

Coolest in January: days about 23°, nights 9°.

Averages for an area about 100 km across; hills and valleys can differ by several degrees.

Source: IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°).

Crops that suit Bishnupur

Judged on the soil, rain and temperature here, whether or not they're grown here now. Best bets first: what each could earn an acre before costs, with risky crops moved down.

Kharif 0 good fits

No crop fits well in this season here.

Possible with effort: Chillies (Dry) Beans (Vegetable) Capsicum

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Rabi 0 good fits

No crop fits well in this season here.

Possible with effort: Chillies (Dry) Ginger Muskmelon

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Whole year 0 good fits

No crop fits well in this season here.

Possible with effort: Banana Grapes Pear

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What grows here

Each crop's share of the district's farmland in recent years, with its yield. Tap a crop to see it across India.

Yield against other districts

Rice

Yield is better than 46% of districts growing it.

Other Oilseeds

Yield is better than 73% of districts growing it.

Rapeseed & Mustard

Yield is better than 33% of districts growing it.

0.0 1.9 3.8
1997-98 2023-24
Latest 2.1 t/ha in 2023-24

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2015-16 to 2023-24.

Compared with similar soil

What this district harvests, next to districts whose soil tests look alike.

No data yet for this district.

Who farms here

Farms
14,062
Average farm size
1.3 ha
Young farmers (18–30)
1%
Farmers with secondary school or more
95%
Farmland that is irrigated
42%
Farmers who took a bank or co-op loan
21%
Farmers who had their soil tested
29%
Farmers using certified seed
79%
Drip or sprinkler sets per 1,000 farms
0

Source: Agricultural Input Survey (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2016-17.

Districts with similar soil

Places whose soil tests look most like this district's, and what they grow.

No data yet for this district.

Blocks in this district

Open a block for its soil report and the villages in it.

No block-level soil records for this district yet.