When to sow Groundnut in Rajasthan

A monsoon crop in Rajasthan: sow in Jun–Jul, harvest in Oct–Nov. Rajasthan is number 2 of the 24 states that grow it.

Season here
Kharif
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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Rajasthan
8.7 quintals an acre
India: 8.0 quintals an acre
Mandi price here
₹7,300 a quintal
The middle price at 16 mandis, as of 13 Nov.
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Grown here on
22.6 lakh acres
17% of India's groundnut

When to sow and harvest in Rajasthan

Kharif 99% of its area here
Today: kharif harvest
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 groundnut

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

Where in Rajasthan it grows most

  1. 1 Bikaner 10 quintals an acre 29% 6.6 lakh acres
  2. 2 Phalodi 8.5 quintals an acre 14% 3.3 lakh acres
  3. 3 Churu 9.8 quintals an acre 9% 2.0 lakh acres
  4. 4 Jodhpur 9.2 quintals an acre 7% 1.5 lakh acres
  5. 5 Jaisalmer 7.0 quintals an acre 6% 1.3 lakh acres
  6. 6 Jaipur 8.0 quintals an acre 5% 1.1 lakh acres
  7. 7 Jalore 9.4 quintals an acre 4% 98,095 acres
  8. 8 Sikar 8.6 quintals an acre 4% 82,325 acres

Groundnut in other states

Gujarat Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Telangana West Bengal Odisha Jharkhand Chhattisgarh

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.