Handicraft makers and sellers
Handicrafts are Dhenkanal's first ODOP entry, sold to visitors and to buyers far from Odisha.[3]
- Price and photo replies
- Order confirmations in Hindi or English
- Courier and delivery notes
Odisha20.7° N, 85.6° EWhatsApp Business API
WhatsApp Business API for Dhenkanal's handicraft sellers, cashew traders and pilgrim cabs
Tradition says Dhenkanal is named after Dhenka, a Savara chief. Its customers write in Odia; Odia is not a template language, so the chat has to start with them and the templates go in Hindi or English.
For Dhenkanal, the Odisha district headquarters on the Cuttack–Sambalpur road: handicraft makers and cashew traders behind the district's two ODOP entries, cabs and lodges for pilgrims to Kapilas and Joranda, student housing and transporters. How a wa.me link lets a customer start in Odia, and what each message after it costs.
See it work
A Dhenkanal link that lets the customer start in Odia
A business cannot open a chat with an Odia template, but a customer can open one in Odia. Put a wa.me link on a stall banner, a shop card or a QR code with the first line already typed, and pick a sample to see the link.
Odia script survives the link because the text is URL-encoded; the customer sees it in Odia, ready to send. Once they send it, the business has 24 hours to reply freely, in Odia, at the service rate.
Templates are a different matter. Odia is not on Meta's list of template languages, so the booking confirmation or dispatch note a Dhenkanal business sends later goes in Hindi, English or, for buyers in West Bengal, Bengali.
Number and first line in, wa.me link out
A wa.me link opens a WhatsApp chat with a number, optionally with a pre-filled message.
Try
Format: number | message
wa.me link for a banner, card or QR code
https://wa.me/919000001501?text=%E0%AC%A8%E0%AC%AE%E0%AC%B8%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%2C%20%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%B3%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B8%20%E0%AC%AF%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%BE%20%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%87%E0%AC%81%20%E0%AC%97%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%A1%E0%AC%BC%E0%AC%BF%20%E0%AC%A6%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0
- Number
- +919000001501
- Encoded text
- 297 chars
- Stripped 2 separators (spaces, dashes, dots, brackets).
- wa.me takes the full international number as digits only — no +, no 00, no spaces.
- The message was URL-encoded (37 characters → 297) and pre-fills the chat; the customer still presses Send.
Market brief
Dhenkanal in seven lines
From the Dhenkanal district administration's pages and Invest India's ODOP list; the town's language, river and institutions are general background from Wikipedia.
- 01
The district calls itself centrally located on the map of Odisha, on the Cuttack–Sambalpur road (NH 55) and the Cuttack–Sambalpur railway line, with Kendujhar to the north, Cuttack to the south and Jajpur to the east.[1]
- 02
It covers 4,452 sq km, with 3 subdivisions, 8 tahasils, 8 blocks and 4 urban bodies.[1]
- 03
Tradition holds that the district owes its name to a Savara chief named Dhenka; its rulers run from Hari Singh Vidyadhar in the 16th century to 1947, after which the princely state joined the Indian Union.[2]
- 04
The district's own pages name the temples of Lord Chandrasekhar at Kapilas, the Mahima temple at Joranda, Bishnu Ananta Sayan at Saranga, Astashambhu at Kualo and Naganatheswar at Nagena.[1]
- 05
Dhenkanal is a town and municipality and the district headquarters; Odia is its official language and the Brahmani the district's main river.[4],[5]
- 06
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication is based in the district, with the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology at Sarang and Dhenkanal College.[5]
- 07
Invest India's ODOP list names handicrafts and cashew for Dhenkanal district.[3]
Who in Dhenkanal starts first
Five businesses that follow from the district's ODOP pair, its temples, its colleges and its road.
Cashew processors and traders
Cashew is the district's second ODOP entry.[3]
- Grade and rate replies to buyers
- Dispatch notes with invoices
- Payment reminders
Pilgrim cabs and lodges
Devotees travel to Kapilas, Joranda, Saranga, Kualo and Nagena, and ask about the drive and the stay first.[1]
- Fare and room replies in Odia
- Booking confirmations
- Pickup reminders
Rooms and messes for students
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication, IGIT Sarang and Dhenkanal College bring students to the district.[5]
- Room and rent replies
- Rent reminders
- Notes to students on a mess plan
Transporters on NH 55
The Cuttack–Sambalpur road and railway run through the district.[1]
- Load and freight replies
- Trip notes for drivers
- Delivery confirmations
Odia in the chat, Hindi, English and Bengali in templates
Odia is not one of Meta's template languages; Hindi, English and Bengali are, and Meta approves each version separately.
Replies inside the 24-hour window can be in Odia, or any language the customer writes in. InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | hi | Confirmations for customers in Odisha and across north India |
| English (India) | en_IN | Invoices, students and buyers' purchase offices |
| English | en | Handicraft buyers abroad, if you ship there |
| Bengali | bn | Cashew and handicraft buyers in West Bengal |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a Dhenkanal craft or cashew business pays per message
Lite at ₹999 a month or Growth at ₹2,999, then each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.145 for a reply in Odia, ₹0.19 for an order, dispatch or booking note, ₹0.94 for an offer to customers who opted in 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
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 Dhenkanal · 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. Meta does not charge for the customer's own message, so the tap on your link costs nothing. A buyer in Kolkata or Delhi on an Indian number costs the same India rate. Invoices are in rupees and carry your Odisha GSTIN.
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What a Dhenkanal business runs on InfiQ
Matched to chats that start in Odia.
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.
Staff who write Odia answer the chats the links start, on one shared number, with each pilgrim's booking or buyer's order noted in the conversation.
Learn moreTemplate manager and library
Write the order, dispatch and booking templates once in Hindi and English, add Bengali for buyers in West Bengal, and submit each for Meta's approval.
Integrations over the API
A handicraft seller on Shopify or WooCommerce can send order and courier notes through InfiQ's API and webhooks today; native one-click connectors are still in development.
Nearby
City pages around Dhenkanal
Neighbouring markets in Cuttack, Angul, Jajpur and Kendujhar districts, on the map.
Dhenkanal's buyers and pilgrims move between several of these towns; each page looks at its own trades. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Dhenkanal teams
Questions Dhenkanal businesses ask
- Q1
Pilgrims write to our Dhenkanal cab service in Odia about the drive to the Chandrasekhar temple at Kapilas. Can our templates be in Odia too?
No. Odia is not one of Meta's template languages, so the booking confirmation must be approved in Hindi (hi) or English (en_IN). Every reply inside the 24-hour window can be in Odia, at ₹0.145 each, because replies are not templates.
- Q2
Buyers from other states visit our Dhenkanal handicraft stall. Can a QR code on the banner start the chat with an Odia or Hindi first line?
Yes. A wa.me link can carry a pre-filled first line in any language, URL-encoded, and the buyer still presses Send. The link itself costs nothing, and your answers about pieces and prices are replies at ₹0.145 for 24 hours.
- Q3
We trade Dhenkanal cashew, one of the district's ODOP products, to sweet shops in Bhubaneswar and Kolkata. Can the dispatch note go in Bengali for Kolkata?
Yes. Bengali (bn) is a Meta template language, so the dispatch note can have a Bengali version beside Hindi and English, each approved separately. Each delivered note to an Indian number is a utility message at ₹0.19.
- Q4
Devotees stay at our lodge near the Mahima temple at Joranda. Can we send last year's guests a note before the next festival?
Only the guests who agreed to hear from you. A festival note sent unasked is a marketing template at ₹0.94, in Hindi or English, sent only to people whose opt-in is recorded with its date and source. A guest who writes to ask gets the answer as a reply in Odia.
- Q5
Students at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication in Dhenkanal rent our rooms. Is the monthly rent reminder a utility message?
Yes. A reminder about rent a student has agreed to pay is a utility template at ₹0.19, approved in English (en_IN) or Hindi. A student who replies about the due date opens 24 hours of replies at ₹0.145.
- Q6
Our transport firm on NH 55, the Cuttack–Sambalpur road at Dhenkanal, sends drivers trip notes. Can drivers who read only Odia get them in Odia?
Not as a template. Send a short Hindi or English trip-note template at ₹0.19, and ask the driver to reply; once he writes, your follow-up with the route and load can be in Odia, 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]Dhenkanal district: official website · District Administration, Dhenkanal · read 2026-10-21
- [2]History · District Administration, Dhenkanal · read 2026-10-21
- [3]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-21
- [4]Dhenkanal (general background only) · Wikipedia · read 2026-10-21
- [5]Dhenkanal district (general background only) · Wikipedia · read 2026-10-21
- [6]WhatsApp Business Platform: pricing · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
- [7]Message templates: supported languages · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
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