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

Your land

Soil

7

out of 10

Soil score

Okay

Short in most fields here: nitrogen, organic carbon and boron.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 1,083 mm in Whole year

January–December, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 897 mm.

Temperature

Days about 32 °C, nights 24 °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 (3 nutrients)
  • Nitrogen

    From 4,489 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 62% Medium 37% High 1%

    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.

  • Organic carbon

    From 4,488 soil tests

    Poor

    Low 50% Medium 42% High 8%

    5 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.

  • Boron

    From 4,486 soil tests

    Poor

    Short 75% Enough 25%

    7 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.

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 4,489 soil tests

    Good

    Low 18% Medium 19% High 63%

    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 4,489 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 37% Medium 48% High 14%

    4 in 10 soil tests here came out low

    If your field is low: add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.

    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.

  • pH

    From 4,480 soil tests

    Good

    Neutral 95% Alkaline 4%

    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 4,482 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 4,486 soil tests

    Good

    Short 13% Enough 87%

    1 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 4,490 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 25% Enough 75%

    2 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 4,485 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 36% Enough 64%

    4 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

    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 4,485 soil tests

    Good

    Short 2% Enough 98%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Helps the crop set seed and resist disease.

    Short under 0.2 ppm Enough 0.2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.2 ppm or more.

  • Manganese

    From 4,489 soil tests

    Okay

    Short 22% Enough 78%

    2 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

    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.

Good fit 2

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. 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.

    ₹4.4 lakh–₹6.6 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹3.0 lakh–₹5.2 lakh an acre a year

    • 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 540 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 740 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 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 / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 21 °C
    • Dec 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Jan 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Feb 31 °C / 20 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 23 °C
    • Apr 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 36 °C / 28 °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.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • 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.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 122 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.

    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.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  2. Dragon Fruit

    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
    • 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 540 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 740 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 18–28 °C on average, and survives 12–34 °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 / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 30 °C / 21 °C
    • Dec 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Jan 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Feb 31 °C / 20 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 36 °C / 28 °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 Dragon Fruit: 8 out of 10 (good).

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • 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 5.3–6.7.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 15 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.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

Possible, with effort 23

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

Sowing Growing Harvest

  1. Grapes

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹5.4 lakh–₹8.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹1.7 lakh–₹4.4 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 990 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 740 mm it can use in a normal year, and 470 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 / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 21 °C
    • Dec 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Jan 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Feb 31 °C / 20 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 23 °C
    • Apr 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 36 °C / 28 °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.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • 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.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 116 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.

    On rain alone it gets about 74% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 74% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (February–April 2026): about ₹7,900 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,630 2021
    2. ₹6,250 2022
    3. ₹6,590 2023
    4. ₹6,490 2024
    5. ₹8,260 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹3.7 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  2. Pomegranate

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹4.7 lakh–₹7.1 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹1.4 lakh–₹3.8 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,050 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 740 mm it can use in a normal year, and 470 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 / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 21 °C
    • Dec 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Jan 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Feb 31 °C / 20 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 23 °C
    • Apr 35 °C / 26 °C
    • May 36 °C / 28 °C (outside its best range)
    • 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.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • 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.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 84 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.

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

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹10,000 a quintal across India's mandis.

    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 ₹2.8 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,000 2021
    2. ₹6,150 2022
    3. ₹6,880 2023
    4. ₹7,150 2024
    5. ₹7,800 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹3.3 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2023–2025), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  3. Lime (Kagzi)

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 14 acres here, lemon included. Last recorded in 2014-15. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹2.6 lakh–₹3.8 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹91,000–₹2.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 740 mm it can use in a normal year, and 470 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 26–32 °C on average, and survives 13–38 °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 / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
    • Dec 29 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 29 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 31 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Mar 33 °C / 23 °C
    • Apr 35 °C / 26 °C
    • May 36 °C / 28 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jun 34 °C / 27 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Lime (Kagzi): 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 6.0–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 81 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures for your district).

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

    On rain alone it gets about 72% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 72% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–May 2026, July–November 2026): about ₹5,500 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    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 ₹1.8 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,000 2022
    2. ₹2,600 2023
    3. ₹2,150 2025

    Prices are usually best in April.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.7 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.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  4. Lemon

    Holds the land all year

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

    ₹2.8 lakh–₹4.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹83,000–₹2.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 740 mm it can use in a normal year, and 470 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 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 / 25 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 30 °C / 21 °C
    • Dec 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Jan 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Feb 31 °C / 20 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 23 °C (outside its best range)
    • Apr 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 36 °C / 28 °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 Lemon: 8 out of 10 (good).

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

    Likes pH 6.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 81 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.

    On rain alone it gets about 72% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 72% of this yield.

    Mandi price through the year (December 2025–November 2026): about ₹6,000 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    This week: about ₹3,200 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 12 Nov). At that price an acre would lose about ₹11,000 a year at typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,250 2021
    2. ₹2,560 2022
    3. ₹2,560 2023
    4. ₹3,910 2024
    5. ₹2,300 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹2.0 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.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  5. 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 India.

    ₹1.6 lakh–₹2.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹39,000–₹1.2 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,050 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 740 mm it can use in a normal year, and 470 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
    • Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 21 °C
    • Dec 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Jan 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Feb 31 °C / 20 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 23 °C
    • Apr 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 36 °C / 28 °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.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • 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.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 78 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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

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

    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 ₹1.8 lakh a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,900 2021
    2. ₹2,760 2022
    3. ₹3,000 2023
    4. ₹2,760 2024
    5. ₹4,000 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.2 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  6. Coconut

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 15,247 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹89,000–₹1.3 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 5

    After typical costs: ₹62,000–₹1.1 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 16 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 16 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,510 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 740 mm it can use in a normal year, and 470 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 / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 21 °C
    • Dec 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Jan 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Feb 31 °C / 20 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 23 °C
    • Apr 35 °C / 26 °C
    • May 36 °C / 28 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 27 °C

    Soil

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

    • The pH here suits it.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, 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 5.0–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 22 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 ₹3,300 a quintal, the middle of 3 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹46,000 a year after typical costs.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹2,850 2021
    2. ₹2,530 2022
    3. ₹2,430 2023
    4. ₹3,030 2024
    5. ₹6,010 2025

    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.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 28 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 83% of local fields of this crop get it.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

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

    • Urea 83%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 45%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 43%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 1%
  7. Mango

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 32,675 acres here. Last recorded in 2014-15. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹63,000–₹94,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹47,000–₹78,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 9 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 9 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,180 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 740 mm it can use in a normal year, and 470 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 / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 21 °C
    • Dec 29 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 29 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 31 °C / 20 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 23 °C
    • Apr 35 °C / 26 °C (outside its best range)
    • May 36 °C / 28 °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.
    • Many fields here are short of potassium, which it needs a lot.
    • 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.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 51 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures 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 ₹1,550 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Prices are usually best in August.

    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 44% of local fields of this crop get it.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

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

    • Urea 44%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 19%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 13%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 11%
  8. Ber

    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.

    ₹1.5 lakh–₹2.2 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 2

    After typical costs: ₹24,000–₹98,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 7 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,050 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 740 mm it can use in a normal year, and 470 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 27 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 21 °C
    • Dec 29 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Jan 29 °C / 18 °C (outside its best range)
    • Feb 31 °C / 20 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 23 °C
    • Apr 35 °C / 26 °C
    • May 36 °C / 28 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 27 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

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

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

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 84 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.

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

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (January–March 2026): about ₹3,127 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,180 2022
    2. ₹2,000 2023
    3. ₹2,230 2024
    4. ₹2,760 2025

    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 ₹1.2 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  9. 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 India.

    ₹1.7 lakh–₹2.5 lakh

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 4

    After typical costs: ₹19,000–₹1.0 lakh an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 6 irrigations short
    • Needs care: Temperatures not ideal
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 6 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,030 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 740 mm it can use in a normal year, and 470 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jun 34 °C / 27 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 21 °C
    • Dec 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Jan 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Feb 31 °C / 20 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 23 °C
    • Apr 35 °C / 26 °C
    • May 36 °C / 28 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 27 °C

    It needs a cold winter to flower: a coldest month averaging 23 °C or less. Here the coldest month averages 23 °C. The district's cooler, higher villages get colder, about 23 °C: enough to grow it there.

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 6.0–6.8.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 81 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (its government crop records list none for your district).

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

    On rain alone it gets about 72% of the water it needs, so the money here is worked at 72% of this yield.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–February 2026): about ₹3,636 a quintal across India's mandis.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹3,650 2021
    2. ₹3,900 2022
    3. ₹3,950 2023
    4. ₹3,820 2024
    5. ₹4,440 2025

    Prices are usually best in June.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.5 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

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

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

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

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

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

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

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

  10. Cashew

    Holds the land all year

    Grown on 75,319 acres here. Priced from mandis across India.

    ₹33,000–₹49,000

    per acre a year, before costs

    once bearing, from about year 3

    After typical costs: ₹8,000–₹24,000 an acre a year

    • Needs care: Risky: 9 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 8/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 9 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,180 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 740 mm it can use in a normal year, and 470 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 / 27 °C
    • Jul 32 °C / 26 °C
    • Aug 32 °C / 26 °C
    • Sep 32 °C / 26 °C
    • Oct 32 °C / 25 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 21 °C
    • Dec 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Jan 29 °C / 18 °C
    • Feb 31 °C / 20 °C
    • Mar 33 °C / 23 °C
    • Apr 35 °C / 26 °C
    • May 36 °C / 28 °C
    • Jun 34 °C / 27 °C

    Soil

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

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

    Likes pH 4.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.7 quintals an acre, the typical figure in your state (no recent yield figures 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 ₹11,000 a quintal, the middle of 5 mandis in your state (latest 13 Nov). At that price an acre would leave about ₹6,000 a year after 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.

      About 77% of local fields of this crop get it.

    • Short of organic carbon Your soil is likely short of organic carbon.

      Add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

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

      Mix 4 kg of borax per acre into the soil before sowing.

      Few local farmers add it to this crop, so it's an easy place to get ahead.

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

    • Urea 77%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 15%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 15%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 13%
26 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).