Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Progress of area coverage under Kharif crops as on 05.09.2025
Posted On:
08 SEP 2025 6:07PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 5th 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
|
438.28
|
418.66
|
19.63
|
|
|
2
|
Pulses
|
129.61
|
116.40
|
114.46
|
1.94
|
|
|
a
|
Tur
|
44.71
|
45.19
|
45.71
|
-0.52
|
|
|
b
|
Kulthi
|
1.72
|
0.38
|
0.31
|
0.06
|
|
|
c
|
Urad
|
32.64
|
23.35
|
21.33
|
2.01
|
|
|
d
|
Moong
|
35.69
|
34.22
|
34.09
|
0.13
|
|
|
e
|
Other Pulses
|
5.15
|
4.08
|
3.89
|
0.19
|
|
|
f
|
Moth Bean
|
9.70
|
9.19
|
9.12
|
0.07
|
|
|
3
|
Coarse Cereals
|
180.71
|
191.71
|
179.62
|
12.09
|
|
|
a
|
Jowar
|
15.07
|
14.05
|
14.01
|
0.04
|
|
|
b
|
Bajra
|
70.69
|
67.89
|
67.96
|
-0.07
|
|
|
c
|
Ragi
|
11.52
|
9.84
|
8.93
|
0.91
|
|
|
d
|
Maize
|
78.95
|
94.62
|
84.30
|
10.32
|
|
|
e
|
Other Small Millets
|
4.48
|
5.31
|
4.42
|
0.89
|
|
|
4
|
Oilseeds
|
194.63
|
186.98
|
192.21
|
-5.23
|
|
|
a
|
Groundnut
|
45.10
|
47.53
|
47.49
|
0.04
|
|
|
b
|
Sesamum
|
10.32
|
10.14
|
10.62
|
-0.48
|
|
|
c
|
Sunflower
|
1.29
|
0.64
|
0.71
|
-0.06
|
|
|
d
|
Soybean
|
127.19
|
120.32
|
126.04
|
-5.72
|
|
|
e
|
Niger Seed
|
1.08
|
0.66
|
0.60
|
0.06
|
|
|
f
|
Castor Seed
|
9.65
|
7.64
|
6.69
|
0.95
|
|
|
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
|
109.17
|
112.13
|
-2.96
|
|
|
Total
|
1096.65
|
1105.42
|
1078.49
|
26.93
|
37.39
|
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