Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 26.09.2025
Posted On:
29 SEP 2025 6:44PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 26th 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
|
441.58
|
435.68
|
5.91
|
|
|
2
|
Pulses
|
129.61
|
119.85
|
118.95
|
0.90
|
|
|
a
|
Tur
|
44.71
|
46.31
|
46.39
|
-0.08
|
|
|
b
|
Kulthi
|
32.64
|
24.29
|
22.87
|
1.42
|
|
|
c
|
Urad
|
35.69
|
34.84
|
34.96
|
-0.12
|
|
|
d
|
Moong
|
1.72
|
0.67
|
0.56
|
0.12
|
|
|
e
|
Other Pulses
|
9.70
|
9.24
|
9.63
|
-0.40
|
|
|
f
|
Moth Bean
|
5.15
|
4.51
|
4.55
|
-0.04
|
|
|
3
|
Coarse Cereals
|
180.71
|
194.67
|
182.66
|
12.01
|
|
|
a
|
Jowar
|
15.07
|
14.07
|
14.15
|
-0.08
|
|
|
b
|
Bajra
|
70.69
|
68.44
|
68.65
|
-0.21
|
|
|
c
|
Ragi
|
11.52
|
11.81
|
11.00
|
0.81
|
|
|
d
|
Maize
|
4.48
|
5.39
|
4.56
|
0.84
|
|
|
e
|
Other Small Millets
|
78.95
|
94.95
|
84.30
|
10.65
|
|
|
4
|
Oilseeds
|
194.63
|
190.01
|
200.52
|
-10.52
|
|
|
a
|
Groundnut
|
45.10
|
48.31
|
49.96
|
-1.65
|
|
|
b
|
Sesamum
|
127.19
|
120.45
|
129.55
|
-9.10
|
|
|
c
|
Sunflower
|
1.29
|
0.70
|
0.73
|
-0.02
|
|
|
d
|
Soybean
|
10.32
|
10.50
|
11.07
|
-0.56
|
|
|
e
|
Niger Seed
|
1.08
|
1.02
|
0.98
|
0.05
|
|
|
f
|
Castor Seed
|
9.65
|
8.94
|
8.17
|
0.77
|
|
|
g
|
Other Oilseeds
|
0.00
|
0.08
|
0.07
|
0.01
|
|
|
5
|
Sugarcane
|
52.51
|
59.07
|
57.22
|
1.86
|
|
|
6
|
Jute and Mesta
|
6.60
|
5.56
|
5.75
|
-0.18
|
|
|
7
|
Cotton
|
129.50
|
109.98
|
112.95
|
-2.97
|
|
|
Total
|
1096.65
|
1120.73
|
1113.72
|
7.01
|
37.39
|
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