Powerloom and handloom units
Looms still employ much of the town, and gauze cloth is the district's first ODOP product.[4],[3]
- Sample photos and rates in reply
- Order and dispatch notes
- Invoices and reminders
Tamil Nadu · Updated 2026-10-20
WhatsApp Business API for Aruppukkottai's looms, mills, printers and flower traders
The looms that made Aruppukkottai's name still employ the town, and gauze cloth now heads its district's ODOP list.
Aruppukkottai was once known for its handlooms, and looms still employ much of the town. Its buyers rarely start as customers: a number comes from a broker, then a question, then an order.
For Aruppukkottai's powerloom, handloom and spinning units, the gauze-cloth makers behind Virudhunagar's ODOP entry, the jasmine traders of its villages, its printers and rice mills: how one buyer climbs from a broker's number to a regular customer on WhatsApp, which message each step allows, and what each costs.
See it work
One Aruppukkottai gauze buyer, from a broker's number to a regular
A powerloom unit gets a hospital supplier's number from a broker. Climb the ladder to see what the unit may send at each rung, and what moves the buyer up.
The bottom rung is where most mistakes happen. A number in a broker's diary feels like a lead, but its owner has not agreed to hear from the unit. Let the buyer write first, and the whole conversation that follows is a reply.
Each rung up is the buyer's choice, recorded by the unit. The 24-hour service window explains what a reply allows.
A buyer's consent ladder
3 / 3
- Tier 1Tier 1: A number from a broker (below the current tier)Nothing yetNothing yet
- Tier 2Tier 2: The buyer has written (below the current tier)Free replies for 24 hoursFree replies for 24 hours
- Tier 3Tier 3: Order placed, updates agreed (below the current tier)Utility templatesUtility templates
- Tier 4Tier 4: Agreed to hear about new qualities (current)Marketing templates tooMarketing templates too
Move 3 of 3Climbs a tier
Tier 4 · Agreed to hear about new qualities
Marketing templates too
Why: After a few lorries, the buyer says yes to hearing about new qualities, and the unit records it.
A new width or a season's price to a buyer whose yes to offers is recorded with its date and source; STOP ends it.
Move 3 of 3: climbs to tier 4, Agreed to hear about new qualities (Marketing templates too). After a few lorries, the buyer says yes to hearing about new qualities, and the unit records it.
Market brief
Aruppukkottai in eight lines
From the Commissionerate of Municipal Administration, the Virudhunagar district administration and Invest India's ODOP list; the town's trades and temples are general background from Wikipedia.
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The Aruppukkottai panchayat became a Third Grade municipality with effect from 1948, Second Grade in 1953 and First Grade in 1979; it was formed from Peria Puliampatti, Chinna Puliampatti and the town, and has had 36 wards since 1996.[1]
- 02
The municipal office stands on Pandalkudi Road, about 2.5 km south of the bus stand on the Aruppukkottai–Tuticorin state highway.[1]
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Aruppukkottai is one of Virudhunagar's three revenue divisions, with Sivakasi and Sattur, and one of its taluks; the district calls itself the District of Crackers and Matches.[2]
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Invest India's ODOP list names gauze cloth and Sivakasi crackers for Virudhunagar district.[3]
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The town lies about 50 km from Madurai on NH-38, a freight route between Trichy, Madurai and Thoothukudi; its station is on the line to Manamadurai and Virudhunagar, and Madurai's airport is about 44 km away.[4]
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Once known for handloom weaving, the town still finds much of its work in handlooms and powerlooms, and its cotton industry is mainly spinning mills.[4]
- 07
Rice mills, limestone units, printing presses and makers of school notebooks and calendars work in the town, and its villages grow jasmine.[4]
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The Meenakshi Chokkanatha temple dates from the thirteenth century and the Pandya king Maravarman Sundara Pandyan; the Seenivasa Perumal temple stands on Malai Arasan hill.[4]
Who in Aruppukkottai answers on WhatsApp
Five trades from the looms, the mills, the presses and the fields.
Spinning mills
The town's cotton industry is mainly spinning, selling yarn to weaving units elsewhere.[4]
- Count and rate answers
- Dispatch notes with the invoice
- Payment reminders
Jasmine growers and flower traders
The villages around Aruppukkottai grow jasmine, sold early each morning.[4]
- Morning rate answers
- Order confirmations
- Automated answers before dawn
Printers and notebook makers
Printing presses and makers of school notebooks and calendars work in the town.[4]
- Proofs sent in reply
- Order-ready notices
- Delivery confirmations to schools
Tamil for the town, English and Hindi for buyers further away
Tamil for weavers, growers and most customers; English for hospital suppliers' offices and invoices; Hindi for yarn and cloth buyers in the north.
Each language is a separate template under the same name, and each must be approved by Meta before it is sent. Replies need no template, so staff answer in whatever a buyer writes; InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Tamil | ta | Weavers, growers, schools and shop customers |
| English (India) | en_IN | Buyers' purchase offices, invoices and proofs |
| Hindi | hi | Cloth and yarn buyers from northern states |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What an Aruppukkottai loom's month costs to message
A plan from ₹999 a month, then each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.145 for every reply to a buyer or grower, ₹0.19 for an order, dispatch or invoice note, ₹0.94 for an offer to buyers who opted in and ₹0.14 for a passcode.
Snapshot rates · as of 20 Oct 2026, 00:02 UTC
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₹999 / month≈ $10.51 USD
₹833 / month, billed yearly≈ $8.76 USD
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₹2,999 / month≈ $31.55 USD
₹2,499 / month, billed yearly≈ $26.29 USD
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Per message to Aruppukkottai · India
| Category | ₹ INR | USD |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Market | Marketing | Utility | Authentication | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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. A hospital supplier in Delhi on an Indian number costs the same India rate as a buyer in Madurai. Invoices are in rupees and carry your Tamil Nadu GSTIN.
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What an Aruppukkottai business runs on InfiQ
Matched to the rungs of the ladder above.
- Consent records and opt-out enforcement
Each rung is a recorded choice: the buyer's yes to updates and to offers is stored with its date and source, and STOP is enforced even against later imports.
- InfiQ Flows chatbot builder
A jasmine trader's number can answer the 5 am rate question with an InfiQ Flows menu and hand larger orders to staff when they arrive.
- Busy accounting integration
Looms, spinning mills and rice mills billing in Busy send invoices and automatic payment reminders on WhatsApp, with no integration fee.
Nearby
City pages around Aruppukkottai
Neighbouring markets between Madurai and the coast, on the map.
Rajapalayam, in the same district, has its own page about its wholesale trade and gauze-cloth dispatch; this one stays with Aruppukkottai's looms, mills, jasmine and presses. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Aruppukkottai teams
Questions Aruppukkottai businesses ask
Question: A broker gave our Aruppukkottai powerloom unit a hospital supplier's number for gauze cloth. Can we send our rate card straight away?
Answer: No. A number from a broker is not consent, and an unasked rate card is a marketing message. Let the supplier write to you first, after the broker's introduction; then photos, samples and rates are replies at ₹0.145 each for 24 hours, with no template.
Question: Our Aruppukkottai spinning mill sends yarn to weaving units in other districts. Can the invoice PDF and the e-way bill number go with the dispatch note?
Answer: Yes. A dispatch note for an order the unit placed is a utility template at ₹0.19, with the invoice PDF in its header and the e-way bill and lorry numbers as variables. It costs the India rate wherever the buyer is in India.
Question: Jasmine buyers message our flower trade in the villages around Aruppukkottai before 5 am. Can a menu answer with the day's rate before staff arrive?
Answer: Yes. An InfiQ Flows menu can answer the rate, quantities and pickup time automatically and hand larger orders to staff later. Each answer to a buyer who wrote is a reply at ₹0.145, and it needs no template.
Question: Our printing press in Aruppukkottai makes school notebooks and calendars. Can a school approve the proof we send on WhatsApp?
Answer: Yes. When the school's office writes to you, the proof PDF and your questions are replies at ₹0.145 for 24 hours. If the proof is ready days later, open with a 'proof ready' utility template at ₹0.19; the school's yes in the chat is your record.
Question: Virudhunagar calls itself the District of Crackers and Matches. Can an Aruppukkottai shop open Deepavali cracker bookings on WhatsApp?
Answer: No. WhatsApp's Business Messaging Policy prohibits using WhatsApp for Business to buy, sell or promote hazardous goods and materials, and crackers are explosives, so booking offers, price lists and dispatch notes for them stay off WhatsApp. The same number can still carry the rest of a shop's trade: proofs from a press, dispatch notes for gauze cloth, rate replies to jasmine buyers.
Question: Our rice mill near Aruppukkottai on NH-38 bills wholesalers in Busy. Can payment reminders go out by themselves?
Answer: Yes. InfiQ's native Busy integration sends invoices and automatic payment reminders on WhatsApp with no integration fee. Each reminder to a wholesaler's Indian number is a utility message at ₹0.19.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Aruppukottai Municipality · Commissionerate of Municipal Administration, Government of Tamil Nadu · read 2026-10-21
- [2]District profile · District Administration, Virudhunagar · read 2026-10-21
- [3]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-21
- [4]Aruppukottai (general history only) · Wikipedia · read 2026-10-21
- [5]WhatsApp Business Platform: pricing · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
- [6]WhatsApp Business Messaging Policy · WhatsApp · read 2026-10-21
- [7]WhatsApp Business Management API: message templates · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
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