When to sow Pumpkin in Rajasthan

A monsoon crop in Rajasthan: sow in Jun–Jul, harvest in Oct–Nov. Rajasthan is number 15 of the 27 states that grow it.

Season here

Kharif

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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Rajasthan

51 quintals an acre

India: 90 quintals an acre

Mandi price here

₹900 a quintal

The middle price at 7 mandis, as of 13 Nov.

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Grown here on

3,509 acres

1% of India's pumpkin

When to sow and harvest in Rajasthan

Kharif

Summer

Today: kharif harvest

Sow Harvest

Harvest Sow

JJun JJul AAug SSep OOct NNov DDec JJan FFeb MMar AApr MMay

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 pumpkin

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

Pumpkin in other states

Odisha Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Uttar Pradesh Chhattisgarh Punjab Haryana Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Jharkhand Gujarat Karnataka

Source: Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2025-26.