Other Cereals

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Season
Kharif
JJASONDJFMAM

Sowing Growing Harvest

48% of its area. Also grown in rabi, summer.

When to sow and harvest

Kharif 48% of its area
Rabi 38% of its area
Summer 14% 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.

Sowing Growing Harvest

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  • Water and fertiliser it needs Irrigations for your water, and bags for one acre.

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Where it grows in India

Area grown in India
1.9 lakh acres
2021-22
Average yield
2.1 quintals an acre (0.5 tonnes a hectare)
2021-22
Most area
Dharmapuri
Tamil Nadu
Best yield
Tiruvannamalai
6.7 quintals an acre

Where it grows most

The districts with the most area in recent years. The map colours every district growing it on at least 100 ha by yield; the numbers mark these districts.

54% of India's other cereals area is in these 10 districts

  1. 1 Dharmapuri Tamil Nadu 8.8% 30,029 acres
  2. 2 Nashik Maharashtra 8.6% 29,343 acres
  3. 3 Nanded Maharashtra 6.0% 20,293 acres
  4. 4 Palghar Maharashtra 6.0% 20,281 acres
  5. 5 Jalgaon Maharashtra 5.6% 19,097 acres
  6. 6 Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Maharashtra 5.2% 17,863 acres
  7. 7 Nandurbar Maharashtra 4.8% 16,415 acres
  8. 8 Belagavi Karnataka 3.6% 12,337 acres
  9. 9 Beed Maharashtra 3.1% 10,545 acres
  10. 10 Dharashiv Maharashtra 2.7% 9,302 acres

Other Cereals yield

  1. 0.7–1.7 quintals an acre
  2. 1.8–2.6 quintals an acre
  3. 2.7–3.6 quintals an acre
  4. 3.8–5.1 quintals an acre
  5. 5.4–6.7 quintals an acre
No data

1 Numbers match the list: the districts with the most area.

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2016-17 to 2021-22.

Where yields are highest

Districts growing it on at least 100 ha, against the average across India. The line runs from India's average to each district.

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2016-17 to 2021-22.

Across India over the years

Yield across India, quintals an acre

2 q 2.5 q 3 q 3.5 q
2016-17 2021-22
Latest 2.1 quintals an acre in 2021-22

Area sown across India, acres

0 2 lakh 4 lakh 6 lakh
2016-17 2021-22
Latest 1.9 lakh acres in 2021-22

Years run July to June. 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). 2016-17 to 2021-22.

Soil and yield

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

Other Cereals yields tend to be higher in districts with

  • More soil that is acidic weak 89 districts
  • More soil low in potassium weak 89 districts

Other Cereals yields tend to be lower in districts with

  • More soil that is neutral moderate 89 districts
  • More soil short of zinc weak 89 districts
  • More soil short of iron weak 89 districts
  • More soil short of boron weak 88 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).