Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 11.07.2025
Posted On:
14 JUL 2025 6:35PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 11th July 2025.
Area: In lakh hectare
|
S.
No.
|
Crop
|
Normal Area (2019-20to2023-24)
|
Area Sown
|
Increase(+)/Decrease(-) over2024
|
|
|
2025
|
2024
|
|
|
1
|
Rice
|
403.09
|
123.68
|
111.85
|
11.84
|
|
|
2
|
Pulses
|
129.61
|
67.09
|
53.39
|
13.69
|
|
|
a
|
Arhar
|
44.71
|
25.42
|
27.18
|
-1.77
|
|
|
b
|
Urd bean
|
32.64
|
11.46
|
11.54
|
-0.08
|
|
|
c
|
Moong bean
|
35.69
|
23.16
|
12.19
|
10.96
|
|
|
d
|
Kulthi
|
1.72
|
0.14
|
0.12
|
0.01
|
|
|
e
|
Moth bean
|
9.70
|
4.85
|
0.78
|
4.08
|
|
|
f
|
Other pulses
|
5.15
|
2.06
|
1.58
|
0.49
|
|
|
3
|
Shri Anna cum Coarse cereals
|
180.71
|
116.30
|
99.78
|
16.51
|
|
|
a
|
Jowar
|
15.07
|
8.00
|
7.39
|
0.61
|
|
|
b
|
Bajra
|
70.69
|
44.01
|
29.59
|
14.41
|
|
|
c
|
Ragi
|
11.52
|
1.01
|
1.20
|
-0.19
|
|
|
d
|
Small millets
|
4.48
|
1.40
|
1.87
|
-0.46
|
|
|
e
|
Maize
|
78.95
|
61.88
|
59.73
|
2.15
|
|
|
4
|
Oilseeds
|
194.63
|
137.27
|
139.82
|
-2.55
|
|
|
a
|
Groundnut
|
45.10
|
32.99
|
28.04
|
4.95
|
|
|
b
|
Soybean
|
127.19
|
99.03
|
107.78
|
-8.75
|
|
|
c
|
Sunflower
|
1.29
|
0.49
|
0.48
|
0.01
|
|
|
d
|
Sesamum
|
10.32
|
4.47
|
3.11
|
1.35
|
|
|
e
|
Niger
|
1.08
|
0.01
|
0.20
|
-0.19
|
|
|
f
|
Castor
|
9.65
|
0.23
|
0.15
|
0.08
|
|
|
g
|
Other Oilseeds
|
|
0.04
|
0.05
|
-0.01
|
|
|
5
|
Sugarcane
|
52.51
|
55.16
|
54.88
|
0.29
|
|
|
6
|
Jute & Mesta
|
6.60
|
5.53
|
5.65
|
-0.12
|
|
|
7
|
Cotton
|
129.50
|
92.83
|
95.22
|
-2.39
|
|
|
Total
|
1096.65
|
597.86
|
560.59
|
37.27
|
|
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RC/AR
(Release ID: 2144621)