Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 08.08.2025
Posted On:
11 AUG 2025 5:51PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 8th August 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
|
364.80
|
325.36
|
39.45
|
|
|
2
|
Pulses
|
129.62
|
106.68
|
106.52
|
0.16
|
|
|
a
|
Tur
|
44.71
|
40.86
|
42.87
|
-2.02
|
|
|
b
|
Kulthi
|
1.72
|
0.17
|
0.16
|
0.00
|
|
|
c
|
Urad
|
32.64
|
20.15
|
19.91
|
0.24
|
|
|
d
|
Moong
|
35.69
|
33.21
|
32.33
|
0.88
|
|
|
e
|
Other Pulses
|
5.15
|
3.24
|
3.21
|
0.03
|
|
|
f
|
Moth Bean
|
9.70
|
9.06
|
8.04
|
1.02
|
|
|
3
|
Coarse Cereals
|
180.71
|
178.73
|
170.96
|
7.77
|
|
|
a
|
Jowar
|
15.07
|
13.69
|
13.96
|
-0.27
|
|
|
b
|
Bajra
|
70.69
|
64.86
|
65.76
|
-0.90
|
|
|
c
|
Ragi
|
11.52
|
4.41
|
4.15
|
0.26
|
|
|
d
|
Maize
|
78.95
|
91.89
|
83.15
|
8.74
|
|
|
e
|
Other Small Millets
|
4.48
|
3.88
|
3.93
|
-0.06
|
|
|
4
|
Oilseeds
|
194.63
|
175.61
|
182.43
|
-6.82
|
|
|
a
|
Groundnut
|
45.10
|
43.23
|
45.06
|
-1.84
|
|
|
b
|
Sesamum
|
10.32
|
8.89
|
9.81
|
-0.92
|
|
|
c
|
Sunflower
|
1.29
|
0.61
|
0.68
|
-0.07
|
|
|
d
|
Soybean
|
127.19
|
119.51
|
124.24
|
-4.73
|
|
|
e
|
Niger Seed
|
1.08
|
0.14
|
0.26
|
-0.12
|
|
|
f
|
Castor Seed
|
9.65
|
3.19
|
2.32
|
0.87
|
|
|
g
|
Other Oilseeds
|
|
0.05
|
0.06
|
-0.01
|
|
|
5
|
Sugarcane
|
52.51
|
57.31
|
55.68
|
1.64
|
|
|
6
|
Jute and Mesta
|
6.60
|
5.54
|
5.71
|
-0.18
|
|
|
7
|
Cotton
|
129.50
|
106.96
|
110.49
|
-3.53
|
|
|
Total
|
1096.65
|
995.63
|
957.15
|
38.48
|
|
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RC/KSR/AR
(Release ID: 2155134)
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