Your plan for Simdega

Water

Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 450 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 720 mm it can use in a normal year, and 630 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 18–28 °C on average, and survives 10–38 °C.

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

• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 21 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Sweet Potato: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 82 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹3,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in September.

Typical costs are about ₹59,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 520 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 680 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 21 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 63 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 (December 2025): about ₹4,024 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in October.

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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 560 mm it can use in a normal year, and 520 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–27 °C on average, and survives 7–35 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 31 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 28 °C / 15 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 61 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 (December 2025): about ₹3,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹96,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 550 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 680 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 28 °C / 15 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 44 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 (December 2025): about ₹3,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹74,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 670 mm it can use in a normal year, and 570 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 20–30 °C on average, and survives 12–35 °C.

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

• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Okra (Bhindi): 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 60 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 (September–October 2026): about ₹2,750 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹74,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 550 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 680 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–35 °C on average, and survives 9–40 °C.

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

• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 28 °C / 15 °C

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–6.8.

Money

Yield: about 50 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 (December 2025): about ₹2,300 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹53,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 360 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 560 mm it can use in a normal year, and 510 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 19–27 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Oct 31 °C / 21 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Bottle Gourd: 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 60 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 (December 2025): about ₹1,850 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in December.

Typical costs are about ₹50,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 710 mm it can use in a normal year, and 620 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 20–30 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.

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

• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 90 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹1,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in March.

Typical costs are about ₹76,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 250 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 540 mm it can use in a normal year, and 470 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 22–35 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C

Soil

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

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.

Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 4.0 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹8,113 a quintal across India's mandis.

Minimum support price: ₹8,200 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in October.

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 is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 310 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 610 mm it can use in a normal year, and 530 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 20–30 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.

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

• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Sesame (Til): 9 out of 10 (good).

• The pH here suits it, though not most crops.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 2.6 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹12,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

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

Needs about 880 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 710 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 19–29 °C on average, and survives 13–35 °C.

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

• May 40 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 28 °C / 15 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 86 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–February 2026): about ₹5,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

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

Prices are usually best in July.

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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 480 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 670 mm it can use in a normal year, and 590 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–37 °C on average, and survives 13–45 °C.

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

• May 40 °C / 26 °C
• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C

Soil

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

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.
• Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 9.5 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 (September–October 2026): about ₹12,950 a quintal across India's mandis.

Minimum support price: ₹5,925 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹40,000 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 540 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 560 mm it can use in a normal year, and 520 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 17–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 28 °C / 15 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 12 °C

Soil

Soil for Chillies (Dry): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 14 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹13,638 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in November.

Typical costs are about ₹1.1 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 260 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 520 mm it can use in a normal year, and 460 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 18–32 °C on average, and survives 6–38 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C

Soil

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

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 49 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 (September–October 2026): about ₹2,450 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in October.

Typical costs are about ₹54,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 380 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 710 mm it can use in a normal year, and 620 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 22–30 °C on average, and survives 15–38 °C.

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

• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

Soil for Bitter Gourd: 8 out of 10 (good).

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

Money

Yield: about 32 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹3,550 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in February.

Typical costs are about ₹53,000 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 880 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 800 mm it can use in a normal year, and 710 mm in a dry year.

Temperature

Grows best at 20–28 °C on average, and survives 18–32 °C.

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

• May 40 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C
• Oct 31 °C / 21 °C
• Nov 28 °C / 15 °C
• Dec 26 °C / 12 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

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

Soil

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

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

Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

Money

Yield: about 16 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–February 2026): about ₹13,513 a quintal across India's mandis.

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

Prices are usually best in November.

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 is enough, even in a dry year.

Needs about 170 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 420 mm it can use in a normal year, and 330 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 12–26 °C on average, and survives 10–37 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, 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 88 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 (September–October 2026): about ₹1,800 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in August.

Typical costs are about ₹85,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 280 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 540 mm it can use in a normal year, and 470 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 16–25 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °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, though not most crops.
• Low nitrogen matters less: it makes its own.

Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 19 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹5,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in June.

Typical costs are about ₹52,000 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 400 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 670 mm it can use in a normal year, and 570 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 10–25 °C on average, and survives 5–30 °C.

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

• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

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

Soil

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

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, 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 62 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 (September–October 2026): about ₹2,750 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in July.

Typical costs are about ₹1.0 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, even in a dry year.

Needs about 400 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 670 mm it can use in a normal year, and 570 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 15–24 °C on average, and survives 7–32 °C.

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

• Jun 36 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
• Jul 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Aug 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
• Sep 30 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)

Months in orange are outside its best range.

Soil

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

• Soil here is often more acidic than it likes.
• Many fields here are short of nitrogen, which it needs a lot.
• Many fields here are short of boron, which it needs a lot.

Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

Money

Yield: about 67 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 (September–October 2026): about ₹1,850 a quintal across India's mandis.

Prices are usually best in September.

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.