Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 12.09.2025
Posted On:
15 SEP 2025 5:55PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 12th September 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
|
438.51
|
430.06
|
8.45
|
|
|
2
|
Pulses
|
129.61
|
118.06
|
117.25
|
0.81
|
|
|
a
|
Tur
|
44.71
|
45.81
|
46.26
|
-0.45
|
|
|
b
|
Kulthi
|
1.72
|
0.52
|
0.38
|
0.15
|
|
|
c
|
Urad
|
32.64
|
23.66
|
22.14
|
1.51
|
|
|
d
|
Moong
|
35.69
|
34.54
|
34.86
|
-0.32
|
|
|
e
|
Other Pulses
|
5.15
|
4.30
|
3.98
|
0.32
|
|
|
f
|
Moth Bean
|
9.70
|
9.23
|
9.63
|
-0.40
|
|
|
3
|
Coarse Cereals
|
180.71
|
192.91
|
180.75
|
12.17
|
|
|
a
|
Jowar
|
15.07
|
14.07
|
14.14
|
-0.07
|
|
|
b
|
Bajra
|
70.69
|
68.44
|
68.07
|
0.37
|
|
|
c
|
Ragi
|
11.52
|
10.24
|
9.82
|
0.42
|
|
|
d
|
Maize
|
78.95
|
94.84
|
84.30
|
10.54
|
|
|
e
|
Other Small Millets
|
4.48
|
5.31
|
4.42
|
0.90
|
|
|
4
|
Oilseeds
|
194.63
|
188.81
|
193.93
|
-5.12
|
|
|
a
|
Groundnut
|
45.10
|
47.99
|
47.65
|
0.34
|
|
|
b
|
Sesamum
|
10.32
|
10.27
|
10.86
|
-0.59
|
|
|
c
|
Sunflower
|
1.29
|
0.68
|
0.71
|
-0.03
|
|
|
d
|
Soybean
|
127.19
|
120.43
|
126.24
|
-5.81
|
|
|
e
|
Niger Seed
|
1.08
|
0.87
|
0.76
|
0.11
|
|
|
f
|
Castor Seed
|
9.65
|
8.52
|
7.64
|
0.87
|
|
|
g
|
Other Oilseeds
|
|
0.06
|
0.07
|
-0.01
|
|
|
5
|
Sugarcane
|
52.51
|
57.31
|
55.68
|
1.64
|
|
|
6
|
Jute and Mesta
|
6.60
|
5.56
|
5.74
|
-0.18
|
|
|
7
|
Cotton
|
129.50
|
109.64
|
112.48
|
-2.85
|
|
|
Total
|
1096.65
|
1110.80
|
1095.88
|
14.92
|
37.39
|
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