Imphal East

Rice and other pulses cover the most farmland.
Rain
1,340 mm
a year, most of it May⁠–⁠Oct
Temperature
10°–32°
Hottest in August, coolest nights in January
Main crop
Rice
28,065 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 1,340 mm of rain a year

In a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,040 mm.

Temperature

Hottest in August: days about 32°, nights 24°

Coolest in January: days about 23°, nights 10°.

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 Imphal East

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) Ginger

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Rabi 0 good fits

No crop fits well in this season here.

Possible with effort: Ginger Muskmelon Beans (Vegetable)

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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 31% of districts growing it.

Other Pulses

Yield is better than 61% of districts growing it.

Other Oilseeds

Yield is better than 69% of districts growing it.

0.0 1.8 3.6
1997-98 2023-24
Latest 2.3 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
19,791
Average farm size
1.0 ha
Young farmers (18–30)
3%
Farmers with secondary school or more
50%
Farmland that is irrigated
14%
Farmers who took a bank or co-op loan
17%
Farmers who had their soil tested
7%
Farmers using certified seed
75%
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.