Dadra And Nagar Haveli

Rice and tur (arhar) cover the most farmland.
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Rain
2,610 mm
a year, most of it Jun⁠–⁠Sep
Temperature
15°–37°
Hottest in May, coolest nights in January
Main crop
Rice
16,401 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 2,610 mm of rain a year

In a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,850 mm.

Temperature

Hottest in May: days about 37°, nights 26°

Coolest in January: days about 30°, nights 15°.

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 Dadra And Nagar Haveli

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: Green Peas Cabbage Capsicum

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Rabi 0 good fits

No crop fits well in this season here.

Possible with effort: Cucumber Radish Urad (Black Gram)

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Whole year 0 good fits

No crop fits well in this season here.

Possible with effort: Grapes Papaya Apple

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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 27% of districts growing it.

Tur (Arhar)

Yield is better than 87% of districts growing it.

Other Rabi Pulses

Yield is better than 77% of districts growing it.

0.0 1.4 2.8
1998-99 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). 2011-12 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
15,027
Average farm size
1.4 ha
Young farmers (18–30)
3%
Farmers with secondary school or more
7%
Farmland that is irrigated
14%
Farmers who took a bank or co-op loan
57%
Farmers who had their soil tested
13%
Farmers using certified seed
91%
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.