Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 25.07.2025
Posted On:
28 JUL 2025 6:18PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 25th July 2025.
Area: In lakh hectare
|
S.
No.
|
Crop
|
Normal Area (2019-20 to 2023-24)
|
Area Sown
|
Increase(+)/Decrease(-) over 2024-25
|
|
|
2025 - 26
|
2024-25
|
|
|
1
|
Rice
|
403.09
|
245.13
|
216.16
|
28.97
|
|
|
2
|
Pulses
|
129.61
|
93.05
|
89.94
|
3.11
|
|
|
a
|
Tur
|
44.71
|
34.90
|
37.99
|
-3.10
|
|
|
b
|
Kulthi
|
1.72
|
0.15
|
0.13
|
0.02
|
|
|
c
|
Urad
|
32.64
|
16.59
|
17.79
|
-1.20
|
|
|
d
|
Moong
|
35.69
|
30.60
|
26.36
|
4.24
|
|
|
e
|
Other Pulses
|
5.15
|
2.67
|
2.60
|
0.07
|
|
|
f
|
Moth Bean
|
9.70
|
8.14
|
5.06
|
3.08
|
|
|
3
|
Coarse Cereals
|
180.71
|
160.72
|
154.97
|
5.75
|
|
|
a
|
Jowar
|
15.07
|
12.45
|
12.34
|
0.11
|
|
|
b
|
Bajra
|
70.69
|
58.02
|
57.99
|
0.02
|
|
|
c
|
Ragi
|
11.52
|
2.03
|
2.62
|
-0.58
|
|
|
d
|
Maize
|
78.95
|
85.58
|
78.92
|
6.66
|
|
|
e
|
Other Small Millets
|
4.48
|
2.64
|
3.10
|
-0.46
|
|
|
4
|
Oilseeds
|
194.63
|
166.89
|
170.73
|
-3.83
|
|
|
a
|
Groundnut
|
45.10
|
41.17
|
40.77
|
0.40
|
|
|
b
|
Sesamum
|
10.32
|
7.44
|
7.14
|
0.31
|
|
|
c
|
Sunflower
|
1.29
|
0.56
|
0.59
|
-0.03
|
|
|
d
|
Soybean
|
127.19
|
116.71
|
121.38
|
-4.68
|
|
|
e
|
Nigerseed
|
1.08
|
0.03
|
0.22
|
-0.19
|
|
|
f
|
Castorseed
|
9.65
|
0.94
|
0.57
|
0.36
|
|
|
g
|
Other Oilseeds
|
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.00
|
|
|
5
|
Sugarcane
|
52.51
|
55.16
|
54.88
|
0.29
|
|
|
6
|
Jute and Mesta
|
6.60
|
5.54
|
5.71
|
-0.18
|
|
|
7
|
Cotton
|
129.50
|
103.15
|
105.52
|
-2.37
|
|
|
Total
|
1096.65
|
829.64
|
797.91
|
31.73
|
|
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RC/KSR/AR
(Release ID: 2149394)