WhatsApp Business API for Ashoknagar's grain mandi, Chanderi weavers and shops
Ashoknagar, once Pachhar, became a district on 15 August 2003 and is known, its profile says, for its grain mandi and Sharbati wheat. A buyer who writes in the afternoon opens 24 hours that carry a commission agent through the next morning's lots.
For the grain merchants and commission agents of a town its district calls well known for its mandi and Sharbati wheat, the Chanderi handloom weavers of its district, the shops of its market and the firms that move its grain: how long a buyer's message lets you reply freely, when a template takes over, and what each message costs.
Ashoknagar in eight lines
From the Ashoknagar district administration's pages, Invest India's ODOP list and Meta's pricing documentation.
Ashoknagar, formerly Pachhar, was part of Guna district until it was declared a separate district on 15 August 2003; it has eight tehsils, among them Ashoknagar, Chanderi, Isagarh and Mungaoli.[1],[2]
The district says Emperor Ashoka spent a night here on his way to conquer Ujjain, and that the area took his name.[3]
It lies between the Sindh and the Betwa, on the northern Malwa plateau with its main part on the Bundelkhand plateau; the Betwa separates it from Sagar and from Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh.[1],[2]
The town stands at 507 m, about 200 km from Bhopal, and lists Hindi and Urdu as its languages; its black soil holds moisture well.[2],[1]
The district's economy is mainly agricultural, many people deal in grain, and a commodity exchange market has grown with a logistics business; the profile calls Ashoknagar well known for its grain mandi and Sharbati wheat.[4],[2]
Ashoknagar's market, the district says, is famous for textiles, automobiles, utensils, cement works, groceries, and gold and ornaments.[4]
Chanderi, in the district on the borders of Bundelkhand and Malwa, was founded by the Pratihara ruler Kirtipal; Invest India's ODOP list names Chanderi handloom for Ashoknagar.[5],[3],[7]
The town is on the Kota–Bina railway with direct trains to Bhopal and Gwalior; Bhopal airport is 201 km away. Meta allows free-form replies only within 24 hours of a customer's last message.[6],[8]
See it work
How far one buyer's message carries an Ashoknagar agent
A flour mill in Delhi asks an Ashoknagar commission agent at two in the afternoon about Sharbati wheat lots. Drag along the day to see which messages are still replies and where a template takes over.
A buyer who writes in the afternoon gives the agent the whole of the next morning: lot details, weights and loading plans are replies at ₹0.145 each. The bill and the lorry number, sent after two the next afternoon, need an approved utility template at ₹0.19.
If the mill answers the lot details with a question, the 24 hours restart from that message, and the bill can go as a reply too.
A Delhi buyer's 24 hours with an Ashoknagar commission agent
Time since it opened
28h 48m
28h 48m in: window closed. The 16:00 bill and lorry number: approved utility template, hi or en_IN.
Industries
Who in Ashoknagar answers buyers on WhatsApp
Four businesses that follow from the mandi, the district's looms, the market and the railway.
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Grain merchants and commission agents
Many people in the district deal in grain, and the town is known for its mandi and Sharbati wheat; buyers far away want samples, rates and lot details before they commit.[4],[2]
On WhatsApp: Sample photos and rates in reply · Lot details the morning after · Bills and lorry numbers as templates
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Shops in Ashoknagar's market
The district calls the town's market famous for textiles, automobiles, utensils, groceries, and gold and ornaments.[4]
On WhatsApp: Order-ready and pickup notes · Service reminders for vehicles · Offers to customers who opted in
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Hindi and Urdu, as the district lists them
Both of Ashoknagar's listed languages are Meta template languages. Meta approves each version separately, so a shop whose customers read both keeps two.
Inside the 24-hour window, replies can be in Bundeli, Hindi, Urdu or any language the customer writes. InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | hi | Most growers, buyers and customers in the district |
| Urdu | ur | Customers who read the Urdu script |
| English (India) | en_IN | Flour mills' offices, boutiques in metros and invoices |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What an Ashoknagar lot or order costs to message
A plan from ₹999 a month, then each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.145 for each reply inside the window, ₹0.19 for a bill or dispatch note after it, ₹0.94 for a new-collection offer and ₹0.14 for a passcode.
Snapshot rates · as of 20 Oct 2026, 00:02 UTC
Lite
₹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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Enterprise
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Per message to Ashoknagar · 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 |
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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.
The agent at the mandi and the clerk at the office answer one number, so the mill's question gets its reply while the window is open.
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Nearby
Around Ashoknagar, on the map
City pages near Ashoknagar in Madhya Pradesh and across the Betwa in Uttar Pradesh.
This page is about Ashoknagar in Madhya Pradesh, its mandi, looms and market; Ashoknagar Kalyangarh in West Bengal has its own page. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Ashoknagar teams
Questions Ashoknagar businesses ask
Question: A flour mill in Delhi asks our Ashoknagar commission agency about tomorrow's Sharbati wheat lots. How long can we keep replying freely?
Answer: For 24 hours from the mill's last message. Sample photos, rates and the next morning's lot details are replies at ₹0.145 each. Once the window closes, the bill or the lorry number you send first needs an approved utility template at ₹0.19.
Question: Our Chanderi handloom unit sends saree photos to boutiques in Bhopal and Delhi. Can the boutique's order and our dispatch note both go on WhatsApp?
Answer: Yes. While the boutique is chatting, photos, prices and the order confirmation are replies at ₹0.145. The dispatch note sent days later, after the window has closed, is a utility template at ₹0.19 with the order and the courier docket.
Question: Ashoknagar's market is known for gold and ornaments. Can our jewellery shop send offers to past customers on WhatsApp?
Answer: Yes, to customers who agreed to receive offers. An offer is a marketing template at ₹0.94 per delivered message, and each customer's opt-in should be on record with when and where they gave it. Customers who reply to ask about a design get answers at ₹0.145.
Question: Our logistics firm moves grain from the Ashoknagar mandi by road and by the Kota–Bina line. Can drivers' details go out as templates?
Answer: Yes. Driver and vehicle details for a load the client booked are a utility template at ₹0.19 when the chat has been quiet for a day. A client's question about where the load is, asked on the day, is a reply at ₹0.145.
Question: Customers at our Ashoknagar shop read Urdu as well as Hindi, the two languages the district lists. Can we keep templates in both?
Answer: Yes. Urdu (ur) and Hindi (hi) are both Meta template languages, and each version is approved separately, so keep both and send each customer the one they read. Replies inside the 24-hour window need no template in either language.
Question: Devotees visiting Anandpur in Isagarh tehsil book our cab from Ashoknagar station. Can we confirm the car on WhatsApp?
Answer: Yes. A confirmation of a car the devotee booked is a utility template at ₹0.19, with the driver's name, the car number and the pickup time. If the devotee wrote within the last 24 hours, the same details can go as a reply at ₹0.145.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Ashoknagar district: official website · District Administration, Ashoknagar · read 2026-10-20
- [2]District Profile · District Administration, Ashoknagar · read 2026-10-20
- [3]History · District Administration, Ashoknagar · read 2026-10-20
- [4]Economy · District Administration, Ashoknagar · read 2026-10-20
- [5]Tourist Places · District Administration, Ashoknagar · read 2026-10-20
- [6]How to Reach · District Administration, Ashoknagar · read 2026-10-20
- [7]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-20
- [8]Pricing on the WhatsApp Business Platform · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-20
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