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WhatsApp Business API for Amreli's traders, oil mills and Pipavav transporters

A district that runs from the groundnut fields around Amreli to the port at Pipavav and the lions of Gir. Its businesses spread across talukas, so the question is not only what to send, but which desk answers.

Nearby city pages: Savarkundla, Gondal, Jetpur, Palitana
State
Gujarat
District
6,760 sq km, 11 blocks, 615 villages[1]
Crops
Groundnut, cotton, sesame, bajri, wheat, gram[4]
Port
Pipavav, Rajula taluka, about 100 km away[3]
Gir sanctuary
379.9 sq km in Dhari, Khambha, Savarkundla[3]
Templates
Gujarati, Hindi, English

For Amreli's groundnut, cotton and sesame traders, oil mills, transporters to Pipavav port and guest houses near Gir: how one WhatsApp number can serve desks across the district, which messages need a Gujarati template, and what each costs in rupees.

See it work

One number, five desks across Amreli district

A trading firm buys groundnut in Amreli, cotton in Savarkundla and seed for Dhari, trucks goods to Pipavav and keeps one accounts desk. Switch the strategy to see how incoming chats could be shared out.

A firm spread across Amreli, Savarkundla, Dhari and the coast cannot ask growers and shippers to remember five numbers. One WhatsApp number, with a short menu that asks which branch or which matter, puts each chat in front of the right desk.

In InfiQ, a Flows menu can ask the question and label the chat, and the shared inbox lets a manager assign and transfer conversations, with private notes so the accounts desk sees what the buying desk promised.

Routing a morning's chats at an Amreli trading firm

6 / 6

Only agents with the required skill are eligible; the least busy of them wins.

Incoming · 0 left

  1. All 6 conversations have been routed.

Conversation 6 of 6 · Skills-based

Please send the invoice with our GSTIN(needs payment)goes toAccounts

Skills: needs payment, and only Accounts has it.

  • Amreli buying desk

    1 of 3 open

    • groundnut
    1. What is today's groundnut rate in Amreli?needs groundnut
  • Savarkundla desk

    1 of 2 open

    • cotton
    1. Can I bring cotton to the Savarkundla godown tomorrow?needs cotton
  • Dhari counter

    1 of 2 open

    • seed
    1. Is groundnut seed in stock at Dhari before sowing?needs seed
  • Pipavav dispatch

    1 of 2 open

    • port
    1. Truck for container loading at Pipavav on Fridayneeds port
  • Accounts

    2 of 2 open

    Full
    • payment
    1. Payment for last week's sesame has not comeneeds payment
    2. Please send the invoice with our GSTINneeds payment

Waiting · 0

  1. Nobody waiting: every conversation found an agent.
Same 6 conversations, each strategy
StrategyRoutedWaitingSkill mismatches
Skills-based600
Sticky605
Least busy604
Illustrative firm and chats. Skills send each chat to the desk that handles it; least-busy evens out the load; sticky keeps a grower with the person who served them last time.

Conversation 6 of 6, Please send the invoice with our GSTIN: Skills: needs payment, and only Accounts has it.

Amreli in seven lines

From the Amreli district website and the district's Human Development Plan.

Amreli takes its name from the headquarters town; an inscribed stone at the Nagnath temple suggests it was once called Amravaali.[2]

The Maratha commander Damajirao Gaikwad came to Amreli in 1730 and set up military bases at Amreli and Lathi in 1742–43. The area stayed in Vadodara State until 1949, joined Bombay State in 1956 and Gujarat on 1 May 1960.[2]

The district covers 6,760 sq km in 11 blocks, with 615 villages and 10 municipalities; its site gives a population of 15,14,190 and literacy of 74.25%.[1]

Its soils range from medium black and loamy to sandy and saline, mainly under groundnut, cotton, sesame, bajri, wheat and gram; Jafrabad and Rajula are its two coastal talukas.[4]

Pipavav port, in Rajula taluka about 100 km from Amreli, is linked to Mumbai by rail with double-decker container trains.[3]

The Gir Lion Sanctuary covers 379.9 sq km of the Dhari, Khambha and Savarkundla talukas; the Khodiyar dam, built in 1967 on the Shetrunji, the district's largest river, holds 32 million cubic metres.[3]

The district's Human Development Plan calls for a centre of excellence in the diamond industry to make Amreli a diamond zone, and points to Pipavav port's potential for the area around it.[4]

Who in Amreli uses it first

Four trades from the fields, the coast, the workbench and the forest edge.

Groundnut, cotton and sesame traders, and oil mills

Groundnut, cotton and sesame lead the district's crops, so traders and crushers deal with growers in every taluka.[4]

  • Rate replies to growers who ask
  • Purchase and weighment confirmations
  • Payment-sent notices

Transporters and agents for Pipavav

Pipavav port in Rajula taluka is linked to Mumbai by rail with double-decker container trains; hauliers and agents serving it confirm vehicles and loading times with shippers.[3]

  • Vehicle and loading-time confirmations
  • Gate-in and dispatch updates
  • Freight bill reminders

Diamond units

The district's own development plan wants a centre of excellence for the diamond industry in Amreli.[4]

  • Job-work status updates to buyers
  • Packet ready and dispatch notes
  • Payment reminders

Guest houses, cabs and temple trusts

Ambardi Safari Park at Dhari, the Gir sanctuary, the Bhurakhiya Hanuman temple at Lathi and the Gaikwads' Rajmahel in Amreli draw visitors.[1],[3]

  • Room and cab booking confirmations
  • Fair-day timings and directions
  • Replies to group enquiries

Gujarati for the district, English for the port

Meta approves each template once per language; most Amreli businesses need two or three versions.

Replies inside the 24-hour window can be in any language the desk writes, with no template. InfiQ's own support team works in English and Hindi.

Meta template languages relevant to Amreli
LanguageMeta codeUse it for
GujaratiguGrowers, traders, retailers and pilgrims from Saurashtra
English (India)en_INShippers, freight forwarders and buyers outside Gujarat
HindihiTruck drivers and visitors from other states

Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR

What an Amreli firm pays per message

Plans from ₹999 a month, plus each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.19 for a weighment, dispatch or booking update, ₹0.94 for a rate list or offer you send first, ₹0.14 for a passcode and ₹0.145 for each reply.

Snapshot rates · as of 20 Oct 2026, 00:02 UTC

Lite

₹999 / month≈ $10.51 USD

₹833 / month, billed yearly≈ $8.76 USD

Growth

₹2,999 / month≈ $31.55 USD

₹2,499 / month, billed yearly≈ $26.29 USD

Enterprise

Custom volume pricing, custom SLA and dedicated infrastructure.

Per message to Amreli · India

InfiQ per-message rates for Amreli in rupees and USD
Category₹ INRUSD
Marketing₹0.9435$0.0099
Utility₹0.1941$0.0020
Authentication₹0.1402$0.0015
Service₹0.1450$0.0015
Per-message rates for all 47 markets, in ₹ and USD
Per-message rates by market, effective 1 October 2026
MarketMarketingUtilityAuthenticationService
Argentina$0.0572₹5.4352$0.0241₹2.2874$0.0241₹2.2874$0.0241₹2.2874
Bangladesh$0.0678₹6.4397$0.0034₹0.3254$0.0034₹0.3254$0.0034₹0.3254
Brazil$0.0578₹5.4970$0.0063₹0.5981$0.0063₹0.5981$0.0063₹0.5981
Chile$0.0822₹7.8162$0.0185₹1.7585$0.0185₹1.7585$0.0185₹1.7585
Colombia$0.0116₹1.0993$0.0007₹0.0706$0.0007₹0.0706$0.0007₹0.0706
Egypt$0.0596₹5.6629$0.0033₹0.3167$0.0033₹0.3167$0.0033₹0.3167
France$0.0795₹7.5588$0.0278₹2.6393$0.0278₹2.6393$0.0278₹2.6393
Germany$0.126₹12.0088$0.0509₹4.8386$0.0509₹4.8386$0.0509₹4.8386
Hong Kong$0.0678₹6.4397$0.0241₹2.2867$0.0241₹2.2867$0.0241₹2.2867
Hungary$0.0795₹7.5596$0.0323₹3.0700$0.0323₹3.0700$0.0323₹3.0700
India$0.0099₹0.9435$0.0020₹0.1941$0.0015₹0.1402$0.0015₹0.1450
Indonesia$0.0380₹3.6133$0.0231₹2.1979$0.0231₹2.1979$0.0231₹2.1979
Iraq$0.0316₹2.9992$0.0073₹0.6943$0.0073₹0.6943$0.0073₹0.6943
Israel$0.0327₹3.1045$0.0049₹0.4662$0.0049₹0.4662$0.0049₹0.4662
Italy$0.0735₹6.9847$0.0277₹2.6369$0.0277₹2.6369$0.0277₹2.6369
Kazakhstan$0.0559₹5.3098$0.0166₹1.5824$0.0166₹1.5824$0.0166₹1.5824
Kuwait$0.0733₹6.9671$0.0407₹3.8671$0.0407₹3.8671$0.0407₹3.8671
Malaysia$0.0796₹7.5644$0.0130₹1.2314$0.0130₹1.2314$0.0130₹1.2314
Mexico$0.0367₹3.4877$0.0079₹0.7471$0.0079₹0.7471$0.0079₹0.7471
Morocco$0.0383₹3.6425$0.0213₹2.0218$0.0213₹2.0218$0.0213₹2.0218
Netherlands$0.148₹14.0494$0.0463₹4.3987$0.0463₹4.3987$0.0463₹4.3987
Nepal$0.0678₹6.4397$0.0031₹0.2990$0.0031₹0.2990$0.0031₹0.2990
Nigeria$0.0478₹4.5421$0.0062₹0.5898$0.0062₹0.5898$0.0062₹0.5898
Oman$0.0316₹2.9992$0.0228₹2.1709$0.0228₹2.1709$0.0228₹2.1709
Pakistan$0.0438₹4.1620$0.0139₹1.3200$0.0139₹1.3200$0.0139₹1.3200
Peru$0.0651₹6.1843$0.0278₹2.6392$0.0278₹2.6392$0.0278₹2.6392
Poland$0.0338₹3.2105$0.0113₹1.0702$0.0113₹1.0702$0.0113₹1.0702
Qatar$0.0316₹2.9992$0.0111₹1.0547$0.0111₹1.0547$0.0111₹1.0547
Romania$0.0795₹7.5596$0.0268₹2.5436$0.0268₹2.5436$0.0268₹2.5436
Russia$0.0742₹7.0520$0.0370₹3.5173$0.0370₹3.5173$0.0370₹3.5173
Saudi Arabia$0.0532₹5.0537$0.0099₹0.9401$0.0099₹0.9401$0.0099₹0.9401
Singapore$0.0678₹6.4397$0.0148₹1.4072$0.0148₹1.4072$0.0148₹1.4072
South Africa$0.0351₹3.3385$0.0088₹0.8369$0.0088₹0.8369$0.0088₹0.8369
Spain$0.0654₹6.2161$0.0185₹1.7578$0.0185₹1.7578$0.0185₹1.7578
Sri Lanka$0.0678₹6.4397$0.0019₹0.1759$0.0019₹0.1759$0.0019₹0.1759
Turkey$0.0101₹0.9587$0.0008₹0.0792$0.0008₹0.0792$0.0008₹0.0792
Ukraine$0.0795₹7.5596$0.0275₹2.6138$0.0275₹2.6138$0.0275₹2.6138
United Arab Emirates$0.0532₹5.0537$0.0145₹1.3811$0.0145₹1.3811$0.0145₹1.3811
United Kingdom$0.0587₹5.5795$0.0204₹1.9346$0.0204₹1.9346$0.0204₹1.9346
North America$0.0231₹2.1976$0.0031₹0.2989$0.0031₹0.2989$0.0031₹0.2989
Rest of Africa$0.0208₹1.9796$0.0037₹0.3516$0.0037₹0.3516$0.0037₹0.3516
Rest of Asia Pacific$0.0779₹7.4057$0.0105₹0.9938$0.0105₹0.9938$0.0105₹0.9938
Rest of Central & Eastern Europe$0.0795₹7.5596$0.0196₹1.8595$0.0196₹1.8595$0.0196₹1.8595
Rest of Latin America$0.0684₹6.5048$0.0105₹0.9934$0.0105₹0.9934$0.0105₹0.9934
Rest of Middle East$0.0363₹3.4490$0.0084₹0.7998$0.0084₹0.7998$0.0084₹0.7998
Rest of Western Europe$0.0548₹5.2054$0.0158₹1.5019$0.0158₹1.5019$0.0158₹1.5019
Other$0.0559₹5.3098$0.0071₹0.6769$0.0071₹0.6769$0.0071₹0.6769
Currency converter

$10.51 USD

Indicative conversion at reference rates (ExchangeRate-API snapshot). InfiQ sets and invoices prices in Indian rupees, excluding GST; your bank’s rate on the day you pay will differ. Rates By Exchange Rate API.

Plan prices are monthly, in rupees, excluding GST; yearly billing is two months free. Messages are charged per delivered message on top of the plan, at the rate for the recipient’s country. Full details: InfiQ pricing. Invoices carry your Gujarat GSTIN, so the GST is claimable as input credit where your business is eligible. One plan covers every desk on the number; Lite includes 10 inbox users and Growth 25.

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On InfiQ

What an Amreli business runs on InfiQ

A menu that sorts the chats, an inbox for every desk, and an API for the port.

  • InfiQ Flows chatbot builder

    A no-code builder for automated conversations (27 blocks, versioned publishing with rollback), priced per flow; the Growth plan includes one.

    A short Gujarati menu asks whether the chat is about groundnut, cotton, seed, a truck or a payment, and labels it for the right desk.

  • Shared team inbox

    One WhatsApp number answered by a team: 10 users on Lite and 25 on Growth, agent and manager roles, transfers, private notes, labels and canned replies.

    Desks in Amreli, Savarkundla, Dhari and on the coast work one number, with assignment, transfers and private notes between them.

  • Developer API and webhooks

    A REST API with scoped keys, idempotency keys and per-key rate limits, plus HMAC-SHA256-signed webhooks retried for 24 hours. Included on Growth, an add-on on Lite.

    A transporter's dispatch system sends vehicle and loading-time templates for Pipavav through the API, with signed webhooks for replies.

Nearby

City pages near Amreli in Saurashtra

The nearest city pages, nearest first.

Amreli's crops, trucks and visitors move through these cities; each page looks at its own trades. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.

Questions Amreli businesses ask

Growers write to our one number about groundnut in Amreli and cotton in Savarkundla. How does each message reach the right desk?
A short Flows menu can ask which crop or branch the chat is about and label it, and the shared inbox lets a manager assign and transfer conversations between desks. Lite gives 10 inbox users and Growth 25, with private notes so each desk sees what the last one said.
We truck containers from Rajula to Pipavav port. Can each shipper get the vehicle number and loading time automatically?
Yes. Your dispatch system calls InfiQ's API with an approved utility template carrying the vehicle number, driver and loading time, at ₹0.19 per delivered message. English (India) suits most shippers; add a Gujarati or Hindi version where the contact prefers it.
Our guest house in Dhari hosts visitors to Ambardi Safari Park. Can we confirm rooms and pickups on WhatsApp?
Yes. A room or pickup confirmation for a booking the guest made is a utility template at ₹0.19. If the guest replies with a question about timings, your staff answer freely inside the 24-hour window, each reply at ₹0.145.
Devotees come to the Bhurakhiya Hanuman temple in Lathi for the Chaitra fair. Can our dharamshala remind everyone who booked a room?
Yes, as a utility template about each devotee's own booking, sent to those who agreed to WhatsApp updates. A message inviting past guests to book for next year's fair would be marketing at ₹0.94 and goes only to those who said yes to offers.
Our oil mill in Amreli buys groundnut and sesame from growers and pays later. Can payment-sent notices go in Gujarati?
Yes. Gujarati (gu) is on Meta's template list. A notice that payment has been sent, with the amount and date, is a utility template at ₹0.19. If your books are in Busy, InfiQ's integration sends payment reminders on WhatsApp automatically, with no integration fee.
Our diamond unit in Amreli does job work for buyers in other cities. Can packet-ready updates go on WhatsApp?
Yes. An update about a buyer's own packet, such as ready, dispatched or invoiced, is a utility template at ₹0.19, in Gujarati or English. Keep valuation details out of the template text and share them in the conversation once the buyer replies.

Sources

Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.

  1. [1]Amreli district: official website · District Administration, Amreli · read 2026-10-20
  2. [2]History · District Administration, Amreli · read 2026-10-20
  3. [3]Places of interest · District Administration, Amreli · read 2026-10-20
  4. [4]District Human Development Plan · District Administration, Amreli · read 2026-10-20

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