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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.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 2,388 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,788 mm.

Temperature

Days about 33 °C, nights 21 °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 20,659 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 61% Medium 39%

    6 in 10 soil tests 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 20,659 soil tests

    Good

    Low 2% Medium 16% High 82%

    Most soil tests here came out high

    If your field is high: you can use about a quarter less DAP than usual.

    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 20,659 soil tests

    Good

    Low 2% Medium 52% High 46%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 20,630 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 30% Medium 44% High 27%

    3 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

    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 20,651 soil tests

    Good

    Acidic 1% Neutral 99%

    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 20,653 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.

  • Sulphur

    From 20,659 soil tests

    Good

    Short 17% Enough 83%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    What this means

    Makes oil in oilseeds and protein in pulses.

    Short under 10 ppm Enough 10 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 10 ppm or more.

  • Zinc

    From 20,622 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 40% Enough 60%

    4 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: mix 10 kg of zinc sulphate per acre into the soil before sowing. One dose lasts two or three seasons.

    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 20,659 soil tests

    Good

    Short 1% Enough 99%

    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 20,656 soil tests

    Good

    Short 4% Enough 96%

    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 20,659 soil tests

    Good

    Short 1% Enough 99%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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.

  • Boron

    From 20,654 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 40% Enough 60%

    4 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

    What this means

    Needed for flowers to set seed and fruit.

    Short under 0.5 ppm Enough 0.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.5 ppm or more.

Good fit 22

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.

Sowing Growing Harvest

  1. 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 6 mandis in your district.

    ₹1.2 lakh–₹1.9 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹1.7 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 1,330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 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 / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 25 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 ₹6,150 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Prices are usually best in April.

    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.

      About 83% of local fields of this crop get it.

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

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 83%
    • Urea 79%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 45%
    • Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate / Monohydrate 21%
  2. Guava

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹1.5 lakh–₹2.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹79,000–₹1.5 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 1,330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 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 / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 50 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 (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹3,750 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹3,625 a quintal, the middle of 4 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹1.1 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,800 2023
    2. ₹3,030 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹72,000 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.

  3. Lime (Kagzi)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹2.2 lakh–₹3.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.2 lakh–₹2.3 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, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,140 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 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 26–32 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Lime (Kagzi): 9 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 51 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–May 2026, July–November 2026): about ₹5,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹6,000 a quintal, the middle of 39 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.0 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,450 2021
    2. ₹3,360 2022
    3. ₹3,500 2023
    4. ₹5,000 2024
    5. ₹3,700 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in October.

    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.

    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. Tapioca (Cassava)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹3.6 lakh–₹5.4 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹1.1 lakh–₹2.9 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, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,060 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 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 20–29 °C on average, and survives 10–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Tapioca (Cassava): 9 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 5.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    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.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,680 2021
    2. ₹3,000 2022
    3. ₹3,100 2023
    4. ₹3,000 2024
    5. ₹3,000 2025

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

    Prices are usually best in 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.

    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. Pineapple

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹2.4 lakh–₹3.6 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹95,000–₹2.1 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, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 600 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 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 21–30 °C on average, and survives 10–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 66 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 (July–September 2026): about ₹4,500 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,990 2021
    2. ₹3,240 2022
    3. ₹3,590 2023
    4. ₹4,250 2024
    5. ₹4,050 2025

    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.

    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. Lemon

    Holds the land all year

    Counted with lime in government figures. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹2.2 lakh–₹3.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹98,000–₹2.1 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, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,140 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 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 15–28 °C on average, and survives 12–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 51 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district). 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.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹5,450 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹6,500 a quintal, the middle of 17 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹2.1 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,120 2021
    2. ₹3,310 2022
    3. ₹3,860 2023
    4. ₹5,630 2024
    5. ₹3,000 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 ₹1.2 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. 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. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹1.7 lakh–₹2.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹71,000–₹1.6 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, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,140 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 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 23–34 °C on average, and survives 12–38 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Orange (Mandarin, Kinnow): 9 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits 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.
    • 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.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹4,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,310 2022
    2. ₹5,300 2023
    3. ₹5,500 2024
    4. ₹6,430 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.

  8. Black Pepper

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹1.0 lakh–₹1.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹37,000–₹87,000 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 1,760 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–35 °C on average, and survives 10–40 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Soil

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

    • 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 1.9 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 last season's harvest (December 2025–March 2026): about ₹65,872 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹68,550 a quintal, the middle of 34 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹67,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹38,310 2021
    2. ₹47,940 2022
    3. ₹47,750 2023
    4. ₹60,120 2024
    5. ₹64,490 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹65,000 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.

  9. Aonla (Indian Gooseberry)

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹81,000–₹1.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹19,000–₹60,000 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, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,180 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 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 / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Aonla (Indian Gooseberry): 9 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 6.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 42 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 (November 2025–January 2026): about ₹2,450 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    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 ₹1.7 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,480 2021
    2. ₹2,580 2022
    3. ₹2,550 2023
    4. ₹2,690 2024
    5. ₹3,980 2025

    Prices are usually best in July.

    Typical costs are about ₹62,000 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.

  10. Jackfruit

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹54,000–₹81,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹20,000–₹47,000 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 1,330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 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 / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.5–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 31 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.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,980 2021
    2. ₹2,020 2022
    3. ₹2,170 2023
    4. ₹2,670 2024
    5. ₹2,430 2025

    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.

    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.

Possible, with effort 7

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. Cashew

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹18,000–₹26,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹7,000 to a profit of ₹2,000 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 1,330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 15–35 °C on average, and survives 5–46 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.5 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 at last season's harvest (March–May 2026): about ₹14,855 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹11,600 a quintal, the middle of 6 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹7,000 a year at typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹9,530 2021
    2. ₹10,180 2022
    3. ₹8,530 2023
    4. ₹10,500 2024
    5. ₹12,500 2025

    Prices are usually best in February.

    Typical costs are about ₹25,000 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.

  2. Sugarcane

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 14,633 acres here.

    Only with irrigation: rain gives too little of its water to count on

    • Needs care: Risky: 26 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 26 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,690 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 390 mm it can use in a normal year, and 370 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 24–37 °C on average, and survives 15–41 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 5.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 273 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.

    Priced at the government's fair and remunerative price for cane, ₹365 a quintal.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹300 2021
    2. ₹300 2022
    3. ₹300 2023
    4. ₹330 2024
    5. ₹350 2025

    Prices are usually best in May.

    Typical costs are about ₹61,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 415 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

    • 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):

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 100%
    • Urea 100%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 94%
  3. Bael

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    No price yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Cool in July
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain is enough, even in a dry year.

    Needs about 1,180 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 30–42 °C on average, and survives 5–49 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 28 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

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

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    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. Clove

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    No price yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10
    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 1,690 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 20–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • Soil here is often too alkaline for it.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 4.0–5.6.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.5 quintals an acre, the typical figure across India (no figures for your state).

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 7 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    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. Rose

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    No price yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Needs care: Warm in June
    • 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 1,330 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–24 °C on average, and survives 11–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • 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 37 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.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    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. Rubber

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop. Priced from mandis across India.

    No yield figures yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    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 1,690 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 24–33 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 4.5–6.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    A new planting gives its first real harvest after about 7 years. The money here is for plants already bearing.

    No yield records for this crop yet.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹22,663 a quintal across India's mandis.

    This week: about ₹28,300 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis across India (latest 13 Nov).

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹15,850 2021
    2. ₹16,000 2022
    3. ₹14,150 2023
    4. ₹17,730 2024
    5. ₹18,000 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    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. Tea

    Holds the land all year

    No figures for your district: its government crop records list no area or yield for this crop.

    No price yet to estimate income

    • Suits: Rain is enough
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Needs care: Soil 7/10
    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 1,690 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 1,730 mm it can use in a normal year, and 1,330 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 8–35 °C.

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C
    • Jul 31 °C / 25 °C
    • Aug 30 °C / 25 °C
    • Sep 31 °C / 24 °C
    • Oct 34 °C / 23 °C
    • Nov 33 °C / 19 °C
    • Dec 32 °C / 16 °C
    • Jan 31 °C / 14 °C
    • Feb 33 °C / 16 °C
    • Mar 36 °C / 20 °C
    • Apr 37 °C / 24 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 37 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 34 °C / 26 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

    • Soil here is often too alkaline for it.
    • Most fields here are short of nitrogen.

    Likes pH 4.5–5.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

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

    No yield records for this crop yet.

    No mandi or support price for this crop yet.

    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.

22 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).