When to sow Rice in Karnataka

A monsoon crop in Karnataka: sow in Jun–Jul, harvest in Oct–Nov. Karnataka is number 15 of the 33 states that grow it.

Season here
Kharif
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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Karnataka
19 quintals of paddy an acre
India: 18 quintals of paddy an acre
Mandi price here
₹3,461 a quintal of paddy
The middle price at 41 mandis, as of 13 Nov.
Every mandi's price →
Grown here on
31.4 lakh acres
3% of India's rice

When to sow and harvest in Karnataka

Kharif 73% of its area here
Summer 23% of its area here
Today: kharif harvest
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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 rice

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

Where in Karnataka it grows most

  1. 1 Raichur 21 quintals of paddy an acre 21% 6.5 lakh acres
  2. 2 Yadgir 19 quintals of paddy an acre 10% 3.3 lakh acres
  3. 3 Ballari 25 quintals of paddy an acre 10% 3.1 lakh acres
  4. 4 Davanagere 22 quintals of paddy an acre 8% 2.6 lakh acres
  5. 5 Koppal 22 quintals of paddy an acre 8% 2.4 lakh acres
  6. 6 Mysuru 19 quintals of paddy an acre 7% 2.0 lakh acres
  7. 7 Shivamogga 16 quintals of paddy an acre 6% 1.9 lakh acres
  8. 8 Mandya 19 quintals of paddy an acre 5% 1.6 lakh acres

Rice in other states

Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Telangana Chhattisgarh Odisha Madhya Pradesh Punjab Bihar Assam Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra

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.