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Whole year Rain only

We checked 51 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.

Your land

Soil

8

out of 10

Soil score

Good

Short in most fields here: nitrogen.

Not in the score: sulphur and boron.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 1,226 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,076 mm.

Temperature

Days about 23 °C, nights 13 °C in Whole year

Typical of the district's villages; a farm much higher or lower can be a few degrees cooler or warmer.

What's short in your soil, and what to do (1 nutrient)

  • Nitrogen

    From 12,413 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 96% Medium 4%

    Almost every soil test here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

    What this means

    Grows leaves and stems. Short soil gives pale, yellow leaves.

    Low under 280 kg/ha Medium 280–560 kg/ha High over 560 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 280 kg/ha or more.

Fixes are the usual advice. Your Soil Health Card or nearest Krishi Vigyan Kendra gives the exact dose for your field.

Other soil results

  • Phosphorus

    From 12,412 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 30% Medium 46% High 24%

    3 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more DAP or single super phosphate than the usual dose, at sowing.

    What this means

    Builds roots and helps the crop flower and fill grain.

    Low under 10 kg/ha Medium 10–25 kg/ha High over 25 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 10 kg/ha or more.

  • Potassium

    From 12,411 soil tests

    Good

    Low 13% Medium 43% High 44%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    What this means

    Fills grain and fruit, and helps crops stand drought and disease.

    Low under 110 kg/ha Medium 110–280 kg/ha High over 280 kg/ha

    Healthy soil has 110 kg/ha or more.

  • Organic carbon

    From 12,403 soil tests

    Good

    Low 7% Medium 7% High 87%

    Most soil tests here came out high

    What this means

    Shows how much organic matter the soil has. It keeps soil loose, holds water and feeds the crop slowly.

    Low under 0.5% Medium 0.5–0.75% High over 0.75%

    Healthy soil has 0.5% or more.

  • pH

    From 12,372 soil tests

    Good

    Acidic 2% Neutral 98%

    Almost every soil test here came out neutral

    What this means

    How sour (acidic) or alkaline the soil is. It decides which nutrients roots can take up.

    Acidic Neutral Alkaline

    In these tests, neutral means about pH 6 to 8, which suits most crops; acidic is below about 6 and alkaline above about 8.

  • Salt

    From 12,398 soil tests

    Good

    Not salty 100%

    Almost no soil tests here came out salty

    What this means

    Salt in the soil, shown as EC on the card. Salt makes it hard for roots to drink.

    Not salty Salty

    Under 1 dS/m is fine. Between 1 and 4, only crops that can't take salt lose yield. Above 4 harms most crops.

  • Zinc

    From 12,418 soil tests

    Good

    Short 8% Enough 92%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    What this means

    Needed for growth and healthy leaves. Rice and wheat often run short.

    Short under 0.6 ppm Enough 0.6 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.6 ppm or more.

  • Iron

    From 12,423 soil tests

    Good

    Short 3% Enough 97%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Keeps young leaves green.

    Short under 4.5 ppm Enough 4.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 4.5 ppm or more.

  • Copper

    From 12,352 soil tests

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps the crop set seed and resist disease.

    Short under 0.2 ppm Enough 0.2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.2 ppm or more.

  • Manganese

    From 12,422 soil tests

    Good

    Short 9% Enough 91%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    What this means

    Helps leaves make food from sunlight.

    Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 2 ppm or more.

Too few tests here to judge sulphur (15 tests) and boron (7 tests), out of 12,423 soil samples.

Good fit 0

Water, temperature and soil type suit; amber shows what needs care, such as nutrients to add. Sorted by what is likely left per acre after costs; risky crops come lower.

Nothing fits well this season. Look at the crops below that are possible with effort, or try another season.

Possible, with effort 22

Each needs something extra: irrigation, soil care or a careful sowing time, or it likely loses money at typical costs. The card says what.

Sowing Growing Harvest

  1. Grapes

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 3 mandis in your district.

    ₹6.8 lakh–₹10.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹4.3 lakh–₹7.7 lakh an acre a year

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 710 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–30 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Aug 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 14 °C
    • Nov 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 13 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 16 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 26 °C / 15 °C
    • May 30 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Grapes: 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: sulphur and boron.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 77 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–April 2026): about ₹11,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹10,000 2023
    2. ₹8,000 2024

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.5 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  2. Pomegranate

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 6 mandis in your district.

    ₹4.3 lakh–₹6.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹2.4 lakh–₹4.5 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 820 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 23–32 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Aug 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 24 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 13 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 16 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 30 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur and boron.

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

    Likes pH 6.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 49 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 88% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 88% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹12,625 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹12,000 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your district (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3.2 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹9,000 2022
    2. ₹10,000 2023
    3. ₹10,000 2024
    4. ₹11,000 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.9 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      About 100% of local fields of this crop get it.

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Urea 100%

  3. Mango

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.6 lakh–₹2.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 910 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 24–30 °C on average, and survives 8–48 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 24 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 13 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 16 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 30 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Mango: 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: sulphur and boron.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 39 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 80% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 80% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹6,250 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Prices are usually best in March.

    Typical costs are about ₹16,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  4. Lemon

    Holds the land all year

    Counted with lime in government figures. Sold at 7 mandis in your district.

    ₹2.4 lakh–₹3.6 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.3 lakh–₹2.5 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 810 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–28 °C on average, and survives 12–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Aug 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 14 °C
    • Nov 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 13 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 16 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 21 °C / 10 °C
    • Apr 26 °C / 15 °C
    • May 30 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur and boron.

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

    Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 46 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state). Government figures count it with lime.

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 89% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 89% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹7,250 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹9,500 a quintal, the middle of 15 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.8 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,380 2021
    2. ₹6,000 2022
    3. ₹4,750 2023
    4. ₹9,500 2024
    5. ₹6,000 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.1 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  5. Ber

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 2 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹76,000–₹1.5 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Cool in July
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 820 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 25–42 °C on average, and survives 7–50 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 24 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 13 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 16 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 30 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Ber: 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: sulphur and boron.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 45 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 88% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 88% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–March 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Prices are usually best in December.

    Typical costs are about ₹66,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  6. Sweet Orange (Mosambi)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 5 mandis in your district.

    ₹2.3 lakh–₹3.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.3 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 810 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Aug 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 13 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 16 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 26 °C / 15 °C
    • May 30 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Sweet Orange (Mosambi): 7 out of 10 (okay).

    Not in the score: sulphur and boron.

    • Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 5.0–6.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 67 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 89% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 89% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹4,888 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹4,600 a quintal, the middle of 17 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.5 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,030 2022
    2. ₹5,500 2023
    3. ₹5,000 2024
    4. ₹5,000 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.3 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  7. Guava

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 5 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.7 lakh–₹2.6 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹87,000–₹1.7 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 910 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–33 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Aug 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 13 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 16 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 26 °C / 15 °C
    • May 30 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur and boron.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 60 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 80% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 80% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹5,250 a quintal, the middle of 2 mandis in your district (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.7 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹4,000 2022
    2. ₹4,250 2023
    3. ₹5,850 2024
    4. ₹5,250 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹86,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  8. Apple

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 6 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.6 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹29,000–₹81,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 900 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 14–27 °C on average, and survives 8–33 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Aug 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 14 °C
    • Nov 20 °C / 9 °C
    • Dec 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 13 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 16 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 21 °C / 10 °C
    • Apr 26 °C / 15 °C
    • May 30 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: sulphur and boron.

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

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 20 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 5 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 80% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 80% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (August–October 2026): about ₹8,000 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    This week: about ₹9,000 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your district (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹71,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹7,500 2021
    2. ₹8,000 2022
    3. ₹8,880 2023
    4. ₹11,000 2024
    5. ₹10,000 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹77,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      About 62% of local fields of this crop get it.

    What local farmers put on it (share of fields):

    • Urea 62%
    • Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 30%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 25%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 24%

  9. Pear

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 3 mandis in your district.

    ₹58,000–₹86,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹38,000–₹66,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Cool in October
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 870 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Aug 26 °C / 19 °C
    • Sep 26 °C / 18 °C
    • Oct 24 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 13 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 16 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 26 °C / 15 °C
    • May 30 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Pear: 9 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: sulphur and boron.

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

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 10 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 83% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 83% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (July–August 2026): about ₹8,375 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹20,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

  10. Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Sold at 6 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.4 lakh–₹2.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹39,000–₹1.1 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 2 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Frost risk in December
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 810 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 600 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 23–34 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Jul 27 °C / 20 °C
    • Aug 26 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 26 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 24 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 20 °C / 9 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 16 °C / 6 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 13 °C / 4 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 16 °C / 7 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 21 °C / 10 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 30 °C / 18 °C
    • Jun 30 °C / 20 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Nights in December can bring frost. When frost is forecast, water the field lightly in the evening.

    Soil

    Soil for Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow): 8 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: sulphur and boron.

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

    Likes pH 6.0–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 53 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 4 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    On rain alone it gets about 89% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 89% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹3,641 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,000 2023
    2. ₹3,980 2024
    3. ₹6,750 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹99,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    • Short of nitrogen Your soil is likely short of nitrogen.

      Add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.

      Ask your Krishi Vigyan Kendra what to add for this crop.

29 crops won't work here See why for each one

4 more crops aren't judged yet because we don't have their growing needs.

Next steps

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); Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°); TerraClimate 1991–2020 temperature normals (about 4 km), where each district's villages are; FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).