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Your plan for Gadag

Kharif Rain only

We checked 55 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.

It's November: this season's sowing time is over for every crop that suits. Use this plan for the next sowing.

Your land

Soil

9

out of 10

Soil score

Good

Not in the score: salt.

For most crops. How the soil score works

Rain

About 391 mm in Kharif

June–September, in a normal year. A dry year brings about 266 mm.

Temperature

Days about 29 °C, nights 21 °C in Kharif

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

Your soil test results
All soil results

  • Nitrogen

    From 19,668 soil tests

    Good

    Low 2% Medium 98%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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.

  • Phosphorus

    From 19,668 soil tests

    Good

    Medium 92% High 8%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 19,668 soil tests

    Good

    Medium 72% High 28%

    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 19,667 soil tests

    Okay

    Low 42% Medium 57% High 1%

    4 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 19,668 soil tests

    Good

    Neutral 100%

    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.

  • Sulphur

    From 19,668 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 19,668 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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 19,668 soil tests

    Good

    Short 3% Enough 97%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    What this means

    Keeps young leaves green.

    Short under 4.5 ppm Enough 4.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 4.5 ppm or more.

  • Copper

    From 19,668 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    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 19,668 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    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 19,668 soil tests

    Good

    Enough 100%

    Almost every soil test here had enough

    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.

The tests here for salt look like a testing error: almost every test reads the same, unlike the districts around. They aren't used.

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

Good fit 0

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

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

Possible, with effort 48

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. Cotton

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around December

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

    Grown on 42,892 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹27,000–₹41,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹341 to a profit of ₹13,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

    Rain falls about 8 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 640 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 250 mm it can use in a normal year, and 170 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–36 °C on average, and survives 15–42 °C.

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

    • Jun 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 18 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Cotton: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: salt.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 4.6 quintals of kapas (raw cotton) an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹7,466 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Minimum support price: ₹8,267 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    That is the price for medium staple kapas (raw cotton). Long staple kapas has ₹8,667 a quintal.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹6,170 2021
    2. ₹9,480 2022
    3. ₹7,080 2023
    4. ₹7,250 2024
    5. ₹7,170 2025

    Prices are usually best in September.

    Typical costs are about ₹28,000 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 6.7 quintals of kapas (raw cotton) an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 91%
    • Urea 59%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 12%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 1%

  2. Maize

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around October

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

    Grown on 2.7 lakh acres here. Sold at 9 mandis in your district.

    ₹22,000–₹33,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    After typical costs: ₹141–₹11,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 4 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 370 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 180 mm it can use in a normal year, and 110 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–33 °C on average, and survives 10–47 °C.

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

    • Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 20 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: salt.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 10.0 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,776 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Minimum support price: ₹2,410 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,580 2021
    2. ₹2,040 2022
    3. ₹2,100 2023
    4. ₹2,190 2024

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹22,000 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 16 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 92%
    • Urea 91%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 3%
    • Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate / Monohydrate 1%

  3. Bajra (Pearl Millet)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around October

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

    Grown on 3,221 acres here. Sold at 5 mandis in your district.

    ₹8,000–₹12,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    At typical costs, from a loss of ₹3,000 to a profit of ₹511 an acre a season

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 260 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 160 mm it can use in a normal year, and 70 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 25–35 °C on average, and survives 12–40 °C.

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

    • Jul 28 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Bajra (Pearl Millet): 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: salt.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.5–8.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.4 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹2,898 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Minimum support price: ₹2,900 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,340 2021
    2. ₹1,800 2022
    3. ₹2,190 2024

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹11,000 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 9.8 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 66%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 20%
    • Urea 10%
    • Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) 9%

  4. Sunflower

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around October

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

    Grown on 19,692 acres here. Sold at 9 mandis in your district.

    ₹15,000–₹22,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    Likely a loss at typical costs: ₹975–₹8,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

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

    Needs about 320 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 170 mm it can use in a normal year, and 100 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 17–34 °C on average, and survives 5–45 °C.

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

    • Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 20 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: salt.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.4 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹7,645 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Minimum support price: ₹8,343 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,920 2021
    2. ₹6,050 2022
    3. ₹4,710 2023
    4. ₹4,630 2024

    Prices are usually best in July.

    Typical costs are about ₹23,000 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 7.5 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 58%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 41%
    • Urea 24%
    • Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 3%

  5. Moong (Green Gram)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around September

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

    Grown on 2.7 lakh acres here. Sold at 5 mandis in your district.

    ₹7,000–₹10,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    Likely a loss at typical costs: ₹4,000–₹7,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 3 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 230 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 130 mm it can use in a normal year, and 60 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 21–36 °C on average, and survives 8–40 °C.

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

    • Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Moong (Green Gram): 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: salt.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.2–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 1.1 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (September–October 2026): about ₹8,162 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Minimum support price: ₹8,780 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,720 2021
    2. ₹5,990 2022
    3. ₹6,660 2023
    4. ₹6,730 2024

    Prices are usually best in October.

    Typical costs are about ₹14,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 4.2 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 69%
    • Urea 9%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 3%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 3%

  6. Groundnut

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around November

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

    Grown on 59,421 acres here. Sold at 7 mandis in your district.

    ₹15,000–₹23,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    Likely a loss at typical costs: ₹18,000–₹25,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 5 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

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

    Needs about 410 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 200 mm it can use in a normal year, and 120 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 22–32 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

    • Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 20 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: salt.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–6.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.3 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (November 2026): about ₹8,080 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    Minimum support price: ₹7,517 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,090 2021
    2. ₹5,650 2022
    3. ₹6,100 2023
    4. ₹5,460 2024

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹40,000 an acre (seed, fertiliser, labour and hired machines, from the government's cost survey). They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 8.4 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 59%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 50%
    • Urea 13%
    • Calcium Ammonium Nitrate 1%

  7. Onion

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around November

    This season's sowing time (July–August) is over.

    Grown on 77,841 acres here. Sold at 1 mandi in your district.

    ₹41,000–₹62,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    Likely a loss at typical costs: ₹39,000–₹59,000 an acre a season

    • Needs care: Risky: 7 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 10/10
    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 500 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 200 mm it can use in a normal year, and 140 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 12–25 °C on average, and survives 4–33 °C.

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

    • Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C (outside its best range)
    • Oct 30 °C / 20 °C (outside its best range)
    • Nov 30 °C / 18 °C

    Months in orange are outside its best range.

    Soil

    Soil for Onion: 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: salt.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 19 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (November 2026): about ₹2,750 a quintal at mandis in your district.

    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

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 97 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 95%
    • Urea 19%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 7%
    • Zinc Sulphate Heptahydrate / Monohydrate 5%

  8. Chillies (Dry)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in July, harvest around December

    This season's sowing time (July–August) is over.

    Grown on 35,303 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

    ₹34,000–₹51,000

    per acre a season, before costs

    Likely a loss at typical costs: ₹61,000–₹78,000 an acre a season

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

    Water

    Rain falls about 8 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 610 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 210 mm it can use in a normal year, and 140 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

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

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

    • Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 30 °C / 16 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: salt.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 3.0 quintals an acre here in this season (district figures).

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹14,143 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹11,920 2021
    2. ₹17,140 2022
    3. ₹18,280 2023
    4. ₹15,040 2024
    5. ₹12,890 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹1.1 lakh an acre: about half of what a usual harvest earns (2024–2026), as in farm cost surveys. They are spent whatever the harvest.

    How to make it work

    The better districts with similar soil, rain and warmth get 31 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 80%
    • Muriate of Potash (MOP) 20%
    • Single Super Phosphate (SSP) 20%
    • Urea 2%

  9. Rice

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around October

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

    Grown on 8,102 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

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

    • Needs care: Risky: 14 irrigations short
    • Suits: Ideal temperatures
    • Suits: Soil 9/10
    Why, and how to make it work

    Water

    Rain falls about 14 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 1,040 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 370 mm it can use in a normal year, and 260 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 20–30 °C on average, and survives 15–36 °C.

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

    • Jun 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 20 °C

    Soil

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

    Not in the score: salt.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 5.5–7.0.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 18 quintals of paddy 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.

    Mandi price at this season's harvest so far (October–November 2026): about ₹3,125 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Minimum support price: ₹2,441 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹1,720 2021
    2. ₹1,840 2022
    3. ₹2,230 2023
    4. ₹2,530 2024
    5. ₹2,310 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹29,000 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 23 quintals of paddy an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

    • Urea 99%
    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 2%

  10. Tur (Arhar)

    JJASONDJFMAM

    Sow in June, harvest around December

    This season's sowing time (June–July) is over.

    Grown on 1,132 acres here. Priced from mandis across your state.

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

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

    Water

    Rain falls about 8 irrigations (5 cm each) short in a normal year, so it's risky without water.

    Needs about 610 mm of water here in its growing months. Rain gives about 250 mm it can use in a normal year, and 170 mm in a dry year.

    Temperature

    Grows best at 18–38 °C on average, and survives 10–45 °C.

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

    • Jun 31 °C / 22 °C
    • Jul 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Aug 28 °C / 21 °C
    • Sep 29 °C / 21 °C
    • Oct 30 °C / 20 °C
    • Nov 30 °C / 18 °C
    • Dec 30 °C / 16 °C

    Soil

    Soil for Tur (Arhar): 10 out of 10 (good).

    Not in the score: salt.

    • The pH here suits it.

    Likes pH 6.0–7.5.

    How the soil score works

    Money

    Yield: about 2.2 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.

    Mandi price at last season's harvest (December 2025–January 2026): about ₹6,635 a quintal across mandis in your state.

    Minimum support price: ₹8,450 a quintal (2026-27), if you sell to government procurement.

    Average mandi price each year (₹ a quintal):
    1. ₹5,470 2021
    2. ₹5,500 2022
    3. ₹9,110 2023
    4. ₹9,710 2024
    5. ₹6,270 2025

    Prices are usually best in November.

    Typical costs are about ₹19,000 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 4.8 quintals an acre. That's a realistic target.

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

    • Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) 98%
    • Urea 26%
    • Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) 2%
7 crops won't work here See why for each one

10 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).