When to sow Linseed in Bihar

A winter crop in Bihar: sow in Oct–Nov, harvest in Feb–Mar. Bihar is number 6 of the 14 states that grow it.

Season here
Rabi
JJASONDJFMAM

Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Bihar
3.5 quintals an acre
India: 2.6 quintals an acre
Grown here on
16,964 acres
3% of India's linseed

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 linseed

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

Where in Bihar it grows most

  1. 1 Aurangabad 3.5 quintals an acre 20% 3,412 acres
  2. 2 Kishanganj 3.4 quintals an acre 13% 2,246 acres
  3. 3 Araria 3.5 quintals an acre 11% 1,918 acres
  4. 4 Gaya 3.4 quintals an acre 9% 1,523 acres
  5. 5 Bhagalpur 3.4 quintals an acre 7% 1,208 acres
  6. 6 Supaul 3.3 quintals an acre 3% 587 acres
  7. 7 Kaimur (Bhabua) 3.5 quintals an acre 3% 513 acres
  8. 8 Jehanabad 3.5 quintals an acre 3% 474 acres

Linseed in other states

Madhya Pradesh Jharkhand Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Chhattisgarh Maharashtra Assam Nagaland West Bengal 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.