Your plan for South 24 Parganas

Water

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

Needs about 1,150 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 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 34 °C / 27 °C
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 35 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• It copes with the salt here.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 45 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 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (November 2026): about ₹9,600 a quintal at mandis in your district.

This week: about ₹4,000 a quintal, the middle of 130 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.1 lakh a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹64,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 530 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

Heavy rain here can waterlog it. Grow it on raised beds or land that drains well.

Temperature

Grows best at 21–30 °C on average, and survives 10–36 °C.

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

• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• It copes with the salt here.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 121 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 2 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (July–September 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹1.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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 1,150 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–34 °C on average, and survives 11–42 °C.

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

• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 35 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Sapota (Chikoo): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• It copes with the salt here.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 41 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 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,825 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹4,500 a quintal, the middle of 48 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.1 lakh a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹80,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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 1,150 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 12–45 °C.

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

• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 35 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• It copes with the salt here.
• Many fields here are short of sulphur, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 13 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 6 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–April 2026): about ₹5,200 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹10,000 a quintal, the middle of 16 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹95,000 a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹34,000 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 1,020 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 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 34 °C / 27 °C
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 35 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• It copes with the salt here.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.5–7.5.

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.

Mandi price through the year (June 2025, September 2025–May 2026): about ₹15,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹10,400 a quintal, the middle of 134 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹3.1 lakh a year after typical costs.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 1,000 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 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 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• Soil here is often more alkaline than it likes.
• Salt in the soil here can harm it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.0–6.0.

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.

Mandi price through the year (June 2025, October–November 2025, April–May 2026): about ₹8,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

This week: about ₹3,600 a quintal, the middle of 124 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.2 lakh a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in April.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 970 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 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 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Salt in the soil here can harm it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

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 ₹7,900 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 1,150 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 15–40 °C.

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

• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 35 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Salt in the soil here can harm it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 24 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.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹11,375 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹1.0 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 is enough in a normal year. Keep one irrigation ready for a dry year.

Needs about 890 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–29 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

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

• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• May 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Tapioca (Cassava): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Salt in the soil here can harm it.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 149 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹3,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹3,500 a quintal, the middle of 70 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.8 lakh a year after typical costs.

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

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹2.4 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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 1,150 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 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 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C (outside its best range)
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Salt in the soil here can harm it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 34 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.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (May–June 2026): about ₹4,125 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in October.

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.

Water

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

Needs about 1,150 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 23–30 °C on average, and survives 11–41 °C.

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

• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Salt in the soil here can harm it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 7.0–8.0.

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 3 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (September–November 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹4,575 a quintal, the middle of 30 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.1 lakh a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in April.

Typical costs are about ₹69,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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 1,020 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–29 °C on average, and survives 14–35 °C.

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

• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
• May 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Aonla (Indian Gooseberry): 8 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it.
• Salt in the soil here can harm it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 51 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.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹3,563 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹5,500 a quintal, the middle of 33 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.0 lakh a year after typical costs.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹76,000 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 8 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

Needs about 1,470 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 22–34 °C on average, and survives 14–38 °C.

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

• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C (outside its best range)
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 35 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• It copes with the salt here.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.0–8.0.

Money

Yield: about 25 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (your district's own figure looked wrong).

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

Mandi price through the year (December 2025–May 2026, July–November 2026): about ₹5,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

This week: about ₹5,000 a quintal, the middle of 69 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.0 lakh a year after typical costs.

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 ₹27,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), 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 1,150 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,100 mm it can use in a normal year, and 860 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 16–34 °C.

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

• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
• Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
• Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
• Oct 32 °C / 24 °C
• Nov 30 °C / 19 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 15 °C
• Jan 25 °C / 13 °C (outside its best range)
• Feb 29 °C / 17 °C
• Mar 33 °C / 22 °C
• Apr 35 °C / 25 °C
• May 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 34 °C / 27 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it.
• Salt in the soil here can harm it.
• Many fields here are short of zinc, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 69 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.

Mandi price at last season's harvest (April–June 2026): about ₹2,175 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹75,000 an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.