Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 18.07.2025
Posted On:
21 JUL 2025 7:15PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 18th July 2025.
Area: In lakh hectare
|
S.
No.
|
Crop
|
Normal Area (2019-20 to 2023-24)
|
Area Sown
|
Increase(+)/Decrease(-) over2024
|
|
|
2025
|
2024
|
|
|
1
|
Rice
|
403.09
|
176.68
|
157.21
|
19.47
|
|
|
2
|
Pulses
|
129.61
|
81.98
|
80.13
|
1.84
|
|
|
a
|
Tur
|
44.71
|
30.09
|
31.70
|
-1.61
|
|
|
b
|
Kulthi
|
1.72
|
0.14
|
0.12
|
0.01
|
|
|
c
|
Urad
|
32.64
|
14.45
|
16.51
|
-2.06
|
|
|
d
|
Moong
|
35.69
|
27.31
|
24.52
|
2.79
|
|
|
e
|
Other Pulses
|
5.15
|
2.43
|
2.33
|
0.10
|
|
|
f
|
Moth Bean
|
9.70
|
7.56
|
4.95
|
2.61
|
|
|
3
|
Coarse Cereals
|
180.71
|
133.65
|
117.66
|
15.99
|
|
|
a
|
Jowar
|
15.07
|
9.99
|
9.81
|
0.18
|
|
|
b
|
Bajra
|
70.69
|
48.94
|
42.09
|
6.85
|
|
|
c
|
Ragi
|
11.52
|
1.42
|
1.70
|
-0.28
|
|
|
d
|
Maize
|
78.95
|
71.21
|
61.73
|
9.48
|
|
|
e
|
Other Small Millets
|
4.48
|
2.09
|
2.34
|
-0.25
|
|
|
4
|
Oilseeds
|
194.63
|
156.76
|
162.80
|
-6.04
|
|
|
a
|
Groundnut
|
45.10
|
38.01
|
37.16
|
0.86
|
|
|
b
|
Sesamum
|
10.32
|
6.04
|
5.58
|
0.46
|
|
|
c
|
Sunflower
|
1.29
|
0.54
|
0.55
|
-0.02
|
|
|
d
|
Soybean
|
127.19
|
111.67
|
118.96
|
-7.29
|
|
|
e
|
Nigerseed
|
1.08
|
0.02
|
0.22
|
-0.20
|
|
|
f
|
Castorseed
|
9.65
|
0.43
|
0.28
|
0.15
|
|
|
g
|
Other Oilseeds
|
-
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.00
|
|
|
5
|
Sugarcane
|
52.51
|
55.16
|
54.88
|
0.29
|
|
|
6
|
Total Jute and Mesta
|
6.60
|
5.53
|
5.65
|
-0.12
|
|
|
7
|
Jute
|
6.19
|
5.33
|
5.43
|
-0.11
|
|
|
Total
|
1096.65
|
708.31
|
680.38
|
27.93
|
|
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RC/KSR/AR
(Release ID: 2146558)