When to sow Jute in Bihar

A monsoon crop in Bihar: sow in Mar–May, harvest in Jul–Sep. Bihar is number 3 of the 8 states that grow it.

Season here
Kharif
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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Bihar
10 quintals an acre
India: 11 quintals an acre
Support price (MSP)
₹5,925 a quintal
2026-27
Grown here on
1.3 lakh acres
8% of India's jute

When to sow and harvest in Bihar

Kharif 100% of its area here
Today
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 jute

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

Where in Bihar it grows most

  1. 1 Kishanganj 9.2 quintals an acre 29% 35,984 acres
  2. 2 Katihar 9.6 quintals an acre 27% 34,206 acres
  3. 3 Araria 12 quintals an acre 20% 24,671 acres
  4. 4 Madhepura 10 quintals an acre 10% 12,603 acres
  5. 5 Supaul 12 quintals an acre 7% 9,176 acres
  6. 6 Purnia 11 quintals an acre 5% 5,714 acres
  7. 7 Siwan 7.4 quintals an acre 2% 3,149 acres

Jute in other states

West Bengal Assam Meghalaya Nagaland Odisha Jharkhand

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2019-20 to 2024-25.