Small Millets

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Season
Kharif
51% of its area. Also grown in rabi.

When to sow and harvest

Kharif 51% of its area
Rabi 48% 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.

Will it grow on your land?

Water
Season

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Fertiliser for one acre

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Watch out for

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Mandi price, month by month

No mandi prices for this crop yet.

Where it grows in India

Area grown in India
3,91,260 ha
2024-25
Average yield
1.0 t/ha
2024-25
Most area
Mandla
Madhya Pradesh
Best yield
Banas Kantha
2.4 t/ha

Districts with the most area (recent figures)

The map colours each district by yield, for districts growing it on at least 100 ha.

  1. Mandla, Madhya Pradesh 23,000 ha
  2. Dindori, Madhya Pradesh 22,115 ha
  3. Chitradurga, Karnataka 17,059 ha
  4. Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand 10,947 ha
  5. Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh 10,882 ha
  6. Nashik, Maharashtra 10,420 ha
  7. Almora, Uttarakhand 10,081 ha
  8. Koraput, Odisha 10,007 ha
  9. Yavatmal, Maharashtra 9,153 ha
  10. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh 9,061 ha

Small Millets yield

  1. 0.0–0.5 t/ha
  2. 0.5–0.7 t/ha
  3. 0.7–0.9 t/ha
  4. 0.9–1.1 t/ha
  5. 1.1–2.4 t/ha
No data

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 2024-25.

Where yields are highest

  1. Banas Kantha, Gujarat 2.4 t/ha
  2. Perambalur, Tamil Nadu 2.1 t/ha
  3. Kheda, Gujarat 2.1 t/ha
  4. Gir Somnath, Gujarat 2.0 t/ha
  5. Amreli, Gujarat 1.9 t/ha
  6. Patan, Gujarat 1.9 t/ha
  7. Morbi, Gujarat 1.7 t/ha
  8. Kamle, Arunachal Pradesh 1.7 t/ha
  9. Surat, Gujarat 1.7 t/ha
  10. Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand 1.7 t/ha

Only districts growing it on at least 100 ha.

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 2024-25.

Across India over the years

Yield (t/ha)

0.0 0.5 1.0
2000-01 2024-25
Latest 1.0 t/ha in 2024-25

Area (ha)

0.0 662K 1.3M
2000-01 2024-25
Latest 3,91,260 ha in 2024-25

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 2024-25.

Soil and yield

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

  • Districts with more soil short of zinc tend to have lower small millets yields (weak pattern, 288 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).