When to sow Maize in Sikkim

A monsoon crop in Sikkim: sow in Jun–Jul, harvest in Sep–Oct. Sikkim is number 21 of the 31 states that grow it.

Season here
Kharif
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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Sikkim
7.2 quintals an acre
India: 14 quintals an acre
Support price (MSP)
₹2,410 a quintal
2026-27
Grown here on
79,443 acres
under 1% of India's maize

When to sow and harvest in Sikkim

Kharif 100% of its area here
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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

Sown it? Follow it week by week

Each watering, each dose of urea for your acres, and the pest to look for now.

Will it grow on your land?

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

How to grow maize

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

Where in Sikkim it grows most

  1. 1 Namchi 7.5 quintals an acre 26% 20,853 acres
  2. 2 Gyalshing 7.1 quintals an acre 19% 14,699 acres
  3. 3 Pakyong 7.2 quintals an acre 18% 14,371 acres
  4. 4 Soreng 7.6 quintals an acre 16% 13,012 acres
  5. 5 Gangtok 7.1 quintals an acre 11% 9,086 acres
  6. 6 Mangan 6.5 quintals an acre 9% 7,422 acres

Maize in other states

Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Bihar Telangana Tamil Nadu Gujarat West Bengal Andhra Pradesh Jammu And Kashmir

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2022-23 to 2024-25.