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Where it grows in India
- Area grown in India
- 7.6 lakh acres
- 2022-23
- Average yield
- 2.9 quintals an acre (0.7 tonnes a hectare)
- recent years, to 2022-23
- Most area
- Chandrapur
- Maharashtra
- Best yield
- Lunglei
- 6.9 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.
- 1 Chandrapur Maharashtra 11% 76,673 acres
- 2 Bharuch Gujarat 8.8% 64,497 acres
- 3 Bhandara Maharashtra 7.9% 57,667 acres
- 4 Gadchiroli Maharashtra 4.6% 33,485 acres
- 5 Raigad Maharashtra 4.1% 29,958 acres
- 6 Patna Bihar 3.8% 27,999 acres
- 7 Gondia Maharashtra 3.3% 23,733 acres
- 8 Mysuru Karnataka 2.6% 18,942 acres
- 9 Viluppuram Tamil Nadu 1.9% 13,905 acres
- 10 Ratnagiri Maharashtra 1.9% 13,901 acres
Other Rabi Pulses yield, quintals an acre (average of 2018-19 to 2022-23 in most districts)
- 0.0–2.0
- 2.1–2.6
- 2.7–3.1
- 3.2–4.0
- 4.1–16
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). 2018-19 to 2022-23.
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.
- Lunglei Mizoram 6.9 quintals an acre 2.4× India
- Lawngtlai Mizoram 6.7 quintals an acre 2.3× India
- Pratapgarh Rajasthan 6.0 quintals an acre 2.1× India
- Patna Bihar 6.0 quintals an acre 2.1× India
- Kolasib Mizoram 5.5 quintals an acre 1.9× India
- Kiphire Nagaland 5.2 quintals an acre 1.8× India
- Zunheboto Nagaland 5.2 quintals an acre 1.8× India
- Mon Nagaland 5.1 quintals an acre 1.8× India
- Junagadh Gujarat 5.1 quintals an acre 1.8× India
- Noklak Nagaland 5.1 quintals an acre 1.8× India
Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2018-19 to 2022-23.
Across India over the years
Yield across India, quintals an acre
Area sown across India, acres
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). 2000-01 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 214 districts
Other Rabi Pulses yields tend to be lower in districts with
- More soil short of zinc weak 209 districts
- More soil short of sulphur weak 200 districts
- More soil low in organic carbon weak 214 districts
- More soil low in phosphorus weak 212 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).