Your plan for Kaushambi

Water

Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 130 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 12–26 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 25 °C / 10 °C

Soil

Soil for Radish: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 110 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (January 2026): about ₹655 a quintal at mandis in your district.

Prices are usually best in April.

Typical costs are about ₹49,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 170 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 5–41 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Turnip: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

No yield records for this crop yet.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹638 a quintal across mandis in your state.

Prices are usually best in December.

Water

Rain falls about 2 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 210 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 16–25 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Beans (Vegetable): 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 66 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

On rain alone it gets about 71% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 71% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹3,989 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹1.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 270 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–29 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Oct 33 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 22 °C / 9 °C

Soil

Soil for Gram (Chana): 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–8.5.

Money

Yield: about 5.2 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹6,786 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹7,000 a quintal, the middle of 268 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹18,000 a season after typical costs.

Minimum support price: ₹5,958 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in May.

Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 160 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 21–36 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Moong (Green Gram): 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.2–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 3.5 quintals an acre here in its other seasons (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹8,856 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹8,050 a quintal, the middle of 152 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹14,000 a season after typical costs.

Minimum support price: ₹8,780 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹14,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 2 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 210 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 25 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 22 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 27 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Sesame (Til): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 0.8 quintals an acre here in its other seasons (district figures).

On rain alone it gets about 70% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 70% of this yield.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹8,558 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹11,870 a quintal, the middle of 13 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹8,000 a season at typical costs.

Minimum support price: ₹10,346 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹15,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 5 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 5–27 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 22 °C / 9 °C
• Feb 27 °C / 12 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Days in March get hotter than it likes. Time sowing so it flowers before then.

Soil

Soil for Wheat: 7 out of 10 (okay).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 15 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹2,400 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹2,600 a quintal, the middle of 106 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov).

Minimum support price: ₹2,610 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in January.

Typical costs are about ₹19,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–25 °C on average, and survives 7–30 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Oct 33 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 22 °C / 9 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Potato: 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.0–6.2.

Money

Yield: about 112 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–February 2026): about ₹553 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹600 a quintal, the middle of 89 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov).

Prices swing a lot from year to year, so income can be well above or below this range.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹56,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 290 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 10 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–28 °C on average, and survives 7–40 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Oct 33 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 22 °C / 9 °C
• Feb 27 °C / 12 °C

Soil

Soil for Rapeseed & Mustard: 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 5.3 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹5,985 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹7,981 a quintal, the middle of 20 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov).

Minimum support price: ₹6,613 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹20,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 5 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 350 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–20 °C on average, and survives 2–40 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Nov 30 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
• Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 22 °C / 9 °C
• Feb 27 °C / 12 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Barley: 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 6.5–8.5.

Money

Yield: about 11 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (March–April 2026): about ₹2,251 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹2,825 a quintal, the middle of 20 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).

Minimum support price: ₹2,286 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹18,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 4 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 0 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 10–24 °C on average, and survives 4–30 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Oct 33 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
• Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 22 °C / 9 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Peas & Beans (Dry): 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 5.7 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–March 2026): about ₹4,320 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹3,705 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov).

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹15,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

Water

Rain falls about 3 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 300 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain in its months gives about 10 mm it can use in a normal year (0 mm in a dry one), and the soil holds about 150 mm from the monsoon at sowing.

Temperature

Grows best at 15–29 °C on average, and survives 5–32 °C.

Here, in its growing months (day / night):

• Oct 33 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 14 °C
• Dec 25 °C / 10 °C
• Jan 22 °C / 9 °C

Soil

Soil for Lentil (Masoor): 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.
• Most fields here are short of organic carbon.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 4.9 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Rain gives it too little of the water it needs, so there's no income figure on rain alone: grow it only with irrigation.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February 2026): about ₹6,447 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹6,950 a quintal, the middle of 10 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).

Minimum support price: ₹7,390 a quintal (2027-28), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹16,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.