**Policy Summary: Progress of Area Coverage Under Kharif Crops as of September 5, 2025**
**Date of Release:** September 8, 2025
**Source:** Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, PIB Delhi
This report summarizes the area coverage under Kharif crops in India as of September 5, 2025, compared to normal area, area sown in 2019-2023, and the area sown in 2024. All figures are in lakh hectares.
**Key Findings:**
* **Total Area:** The total area covered under Kharif crops is 1078.49 lakh hectares, a decrease of 26.93 lakh hectares compared to 1105.42 lakh hectares in 2024.
* **Rice:** Area coverage is 418.66 lakh hectares, a decrease of 19.63 lakh hectares compared to 2024.
* **Pulses:** Total area coverage is 114.46 lakh hectares, a decrease of 1.94 lakh hectares over 2024.
* Tur: 45.71 lakh hectares
* Kulthi: 0.31 lakh hectares
* Urad: 21.33 lakh hectares
* Moong: 34.09 lakh hectares
* Other Pulses: 3.89 lakh hectares
* Moth Bean: 9.12 lakh hectares
* **Coarse Cereals:** Total area coverage is 179.62 lakh hectares, a decrease of 12.09 lakh hectares from 2024.
* Jowar: 14.01 lakh hectares
* Bajra: 67.96 lakh hectares
* Ragi: 8.93 lakh hectares
* Maize: 84.30 lakh hectares
* Other Small Millets: 4.42 lakh hectares
* **Oilseeds:** Total area coverage is 192.21 lakh hectares, an increase of 5.23 lakh hectares over 2024.
* Groundnut: 47.49 lakh hectares
* Sesamum: 10.62 lakh hectares
* Sunflower: 0.64 lakh hectares
* Soybean: 126.04 lakh hectares
* Niger Seed: 0.60 lakh hectares
* Castor Seed: 6.69 lakh hectares
* Other Oilseeds: 0.07 lakh hectares
* **Sugarcane:** Area coverage is 55.68 lakh hectares, a decrease of 1.64 lakh hectares compared to 2024.
* **Jute and Mesta:** Area coverage is 5.74 lakh hectares, an increase of 0.18 lakh hectares over 2024.
* **Cotton:** Area coverage is 112.13 lakh hectares, an increase of 2.96 lakh hectares compared to 2024.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Agriculture Farmers Welfare: The Indian government ministry responsible for agriculture and farmers' welfare.
Department of Agriculture Farmers Welfare: A department within the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, responsible for releasing the progress report on area coverage under Kharif crops.
Kharif crops: Crops sown in the monsoon season in India, typically between June and September.
Rice: A major Kharif crop in India, with area coverage statistics provided in the report.
Pulses: A category of Kharif crops, including Tur, Kulthi, Urad, and Moong, with area coverage details in the report.
Coarse Cereals: A category of Kharif crops, including Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Maize and other small millets, with area coverage details in the report.
Oilseeds: A category of Kharif crops, including Groundnut, Sesamum, Sunflower, Soybean, Niger Seed, Castor Seed and other oilseeds, with area coverage details in the report.
Cotton: A fiber crop whose area coverage is included in the report.
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
th
as on 5 September 2025.
Area: In lakh hectare
N o r m a l Area Sown Increase(+)
S. Area (2019- /Decrease(-
No. Crop 20 to 2023- 2025 - 26 2024-25 ) o v e r
24) 2024-25
1 Rice 403.09 438.28 418.66 19.63
2 Pulses 129.61 116.40 114.46 1.94
44.7
a Tur 45.19 45.71 -0.52
1
b Kulthi 1.72 0.38 0.31 0.06
32.6
c Urad 23.35 21.33 2.01
4
35.6
d Moong 34.22 34.09 0.13
9
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
15.0
a Jowar 14.05 14.01 0.04
7
70.6
b Bajra 67.89 67.96 -0.07
9
11.5
c Ragi 9.84 8.93 0.91
2
78.9
d Maize 94.62 84.30 10.32
5
Other Small
e 4.48 5.31 4.42 0.89
Millets
4 Oilseeds 194.63 186.98 192.21 -5.23
45.1
a Groundnut 47.53 47.49 0.04
0
10.3
b Sesamum 10.14 10.62 -0.48
2
c Sunflower 1.29 0.64 0.71 -0.06d 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
52.5
5 Sugarcane 57.31 55.68 1.64
1
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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