When to sow Barley in Bihar

A winter crop in Bihar: sow in Nov, harvest in Mar. Bihar is number 8 of the 14 states that grow it.

Season here
Rabi
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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Bihar
7.2 quintals an acre
India: 12 quintals an acre
Support price (MSP)
₹2,286 a quintal
2027-28
Grown here on
21,342 acres
1% of India's barley

When to sow and harvest in Bihar

Rabi 100% of its area here
Today: rabi sowing time
J J A S O N D J F M A M
Sow Growing Harvest
The year starts in June, with the monsoon. Your district can shift a few weeks.

Before you sow

Will it grow on your land?

Check it against your village's soil, rain and water.

How to grow barley

Fertiliser for one acre, pests, and what an acre can earn.

Where in Bihar it grows most

  1. 1 Buxar 9.1 quintals an acre 16% 3,481 acres
  2. 2 Bhagalpur 5.2 quintals an acre 13% 2,805 acres
  3. 3 Bhojpur 8.4 quintals an acre 11% 2,256 acres
  4. 4 Gopalganj 7.0 quintals an acre 8% 1,719 acres
  5. 5 Pashchim Champaran 7.3 quintals an acre 6% 1,290 acres
  6. 6 Gaya 6.9 quintals an acre 6% 1,213 acres
  7. 7 Samastipur 7.1 quintals an acre 6% 1,207 acres
  8. 8 Aurangabad 5.4 quintals an acre 4% 951 acres

Barley in other states

Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Uttarakhand Himachal Pradesh Ladakh Haryana Jammu And Kashmir Punjab Karnataka

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2020-21 to 2024-25.