When to sow Sunflower in Bihar

A winter crop in Bihar: sow in Oct–Nov, harvest in Jan–Feb. Bihar is number 6 of the 16 states that grow it.

Season here
Rabi
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Sowing Growing Harvest

Yield in Bihar
5.8 quintals an acre
India: 4.2 quintals an acre
Support price (MSP)
₹8,343 a quintal
2026-27
Grown here on
16,561 acres
3% of India's sunflower

When to sow and harvest in Bihar

Rabi 57% of its area here
Summer 31% of its area here
Kharif 12% of its area here
Today: rabi sowing time
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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

Will it grow on your land?

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

How to grow sunflower

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

Where in Bihar it grows most

  1. 1 Supaul 5.7 quintals an acre 44% 7,364 acres
  2. 2 Madhepura 5.6 quintals an acre 29% 4,818 acres
  3. 3 Gaya 5.9 quintals an acre 6% 1,018 acres
  4. 4 Khagaria 7.0 quintals an acre 6% 939 acres
  5. 5 Katihar 5.9 quintals an acre 3% 499 acres
  6. 6 Samastipur 6.0 quintals an acre 2% 340 acres

Sunflower in other states

Karnataka Maharashtra Haryana Andhra Pradesh Telangana Tamil Nadu West Bengal Uttar Pradesh Punjab

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2018-19 to 2024-25.