Haveli guesthouses and heritage hotels
Visitors come for the havelis and in larger numbers for the Shekhawati Festival in March.[1]
- Room and rate answers in reply
- Booking and check-in confirmations
- Festival offers to past guests who opted in
Rajasthan · Updated 2026-10-20
WhatsApp Business API for Fatehpur Shekhawati's havelis, guides and woodworkers
The culture capital of Shekhawati, by the state's own account: painted havelis, a fort from 1516, and guests who write first from far away.
Rajasthan Tourism calls Fatehpur the culture capital of Shekhawati. Its havelis bring visitors, and their phone numbers arrive in every format a guest register can hold.
- State
- Rajasthan
- District
- Sikar, in the Shekhawati region; not Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh[4]
- Established
- 1508, by the Kayamkhani Nawab Fateh Mohd; the fort in 1516[1]
- Known as
- The culture capital of Shekhawati[1]
- District ODOP
- Wooden furniture products[2]
- Station
- Fatehpur Shekhawati (FPS), midway between Sikar and Bikaner on NH 52[4]
For the haveli guesthouses, guides and drivers of Fatehpur Shekhawati, the galleries round its painted walls and the workshops making Sikar district's wooden furniture: how a guest register's mixed phone numbers become ones WhatsApp accepts, which templates to approve, and what each message costs.
See it work
A Fatehpur guest register, made ready for WhatsApp
A haveli guesthouse writes down numbers the way guests say them: a leading 0, a +91 with a (0) after it, a foreign number with 00 in front. Pick an entry to see it turned into the single format, E.164, that the WhatsApp Business API needs.
A booking confirmation sent to a badly written number is never delivered. Cleaning the register before the season means the check-in note, the pickup reminder and the thank-you reach every guest who agreed to them, Indian or foreign.
The country code also decides the price: Meta charges by the recipient's calling code, so a guest on a +91 number costs the India rate and one on a +33 or +44 number costs that market's rate, which InfiQ publishes for every market.
From the register to E.164
E.164 is the one format phone APIs agree on: a +, the country code, then the number — no spaces, no leading 0.
Try
Any format works: spaces, dashes, brackets, a 0 or 00 prefix.
Number the API accepts
+919000000012
- Digits
- 12
- For wa.me
- 919000000012
- Stripped 1 separator (spaces, dashes, dots, brackets).
- Dropped the leading 0 — a trunk prefix used only for domestic calls.
- Assumed India (+91): a 10-digit number starting 6–9 is an Indian mobile.
- Valid E.164: a + followed by 12 digits, nothing else.
Market brief
Fatehpur in seven lines
From Rajasthan Tourism's Shekhawati page, Invest India's ODOP list and IBEF's Rajasthan profile; the havelis' dates are general background from Wikipedia.
- 01
Fatehpur is a town of Sikar district in the Shekhawati region, midway between Sikar and Bikaner on National Highway 52, served by Fatehpur Shekhawati station (FPS).[4]
- 02
Rajasthan Tourism says the Kayamkhani Nawab Fateh Mohd established the city in 1508 and built its fort in 1516, that it once served as the capital of Sikar, and that it is now known as the culture capital of Shekhawati.[1]
- 03
It names the Dwarkadheesh Mandir, the Singhania Haveli, the Nadine Le Prince Haveli and the Fatehchand Haveli as the town's most notable sights.[1]
- 04
The Nadine Le Prince Haveli is the Nand Lal Devra Haveli of 1802, restored by the French artist as a gallery for Shekhawati painters; the Goenka Haveli of 1870 is known for its frescoes of Krishna, and the Saraf Haveli for its carved wooden doors.[4]
- 05
Shekhawati's painted havelis mostly date from the 18th century and the first half of the 20th, and the state's tourism department holds the Shekhawati Festival every March.[1]
- 06
The nearest airport is Jaipur, 113 km from Shekhawati; direct buses run from Delhi and other cities of Rajasthan, and trains from Delhi and Jaipur.[1]
- 07
Invest India's ODOP list names wooden furniture products for Sikar district; IBEF calls tourism a key driver of Rajasthan's economy and lists handicrafts among its key industries.[2],[3]
Who in Fatehpur answers visitors on WhatsApp
Four businesses that live off the painted walls and the district's wood.
Guides and drivers
Walks take in the Singhania, Fatehchand and Nadine Le Prince havelis and the Dwarkadheesh Mandir; many guests arrive by road from Jaipur's airport.[1]
- Route and timing answers
- Pickup reminders the evening before
- Walk confirmations
Galleries and painters
The Nadine Le Prince Haveli has been a gallery for Shekhawati painters since its restoration, and visitors buy work to be sent on.[4]
- Photos of a work in reply
- Shipping notices
- Payment receipts
Wooden furniture workshops
Wooden furniture products are Sikar district's ODOP entry, sold to buyers who choose from photos before they order.[2]
- Photos and measurements in reply
- Order and dispatch notes
- Balance-due reminders
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a Fatehpur festival season costs to message
A plan from ₹999 a month, then each delivered message to an Indian number at the India rate: ₹0.145 for every reply to a guest or buyer, ₹0.19 for a booking, pickup or dispatch note, ₹0.94 for a festival offer to opted-in guests 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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Custom volume pricing, custom SLA and dedicated infrastructure.
Per message to Fatehpur (Rajasthan) · 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. Guests on foreign numbers are charged at their own market's rate from InfiQ's published list, still invoiced in rupees with GST to your Rajasthan GSTIN.
Work out your own monthly cost by message type.
Calculate your exact costHindi for the town, English for its visitors
Most of Fatehpur's customers read Hindi; its visitors from abroad and its buyers' offices read English.
Shekhawati's own speech is not a Meta template language, so templates go in Hindi or English while staff reply in whatever a guest writes. Each language is a separate template under the same name, each approved by Meta before it is sent; InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | hi | Families, pilgrims and furniture buyers across Rajasthan |
| English (India) | en_IN | Indian visitors, invoices and gallery receipts |
| English | en | Guests from abroad on foreign numbers |
On InfiQ
What a Fatehpur business runs on InfiQ
Matched to the guest register above.
- Published per-market rates
InfiQ publishes its per-message rate for every Meta market in rupees, ex-GST, so the cost of messaging customers abroad is known before you send.
Every foreign guest's number is priced from InfiQ's published per-market rates in rupees, so a guesthouse knows a +33 or +44 message's cost before it sends.
- Template manager and library
Draft, submit and track WhatsApp message templates for Meta's approval, starting from a library of 1,000+ ready templates in 27 categories.
Approve the booking confirmation and pickup reminder once in Hindi and English, then reuse them for every guest of the season.
- Consent records and opt-out enforcement
Each contact's opt-in source and time are recorded, STOP replies are enforced at platform level (even against later imports), and the audit trail exports.
Each guest's yes is stored with its date and source, so a festival offer goes only to past guests who agreed, and STOP replies are enforced.
Nearby
City pages around Fatehpur
Shekhawati and the desert towns beyond it, on the map.
Sujangarh and Sardarshahr, across the line in Churu district, have pages of their own; this one stays with Fatehpur's havelis, galleries and woodwork. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Fatehpur (Rajasthan) teams
Questions Fatehpur (Rajasthan) businesses ask
- Guests book our haveli guesthouse in Fatehpur months ahead of the Shekhawati Festival in March. How do we send them check-in details nearer the date?
- As an approved utility template at ₹0.19, with the guest's name, dates and the way to the haveli as variables, sent to guests who agreed to booking updates. If a guest replies with questions, your answers for 24 hours are replies at ₹0.145.
- Visitors from France ask our Fatehpur guide about the Nadine Le Prince Haveli. Does a message to a French number cost the India rate?
- No. Meta charges by the recipient's country calling code, so a +33 number is billed at France's rate on InfiQ's published per-market list, not the India rate. Your invoice is still in rupees with GST.
- Our guest register in Fatehpur has numbers written with a 0, with +91 (0) and in foreign formats. Will the WhatsApp Business API accept them as they are?
- Not reliably. The API needs E.164: a +, the country code and the number, with no spaces or trunk 0. Clean the register before sending, and ask foreign guests for their country code at check-in, since a national number without one is ambiguous.
- Our workshop makes wooden furniture, Sikar's ODOP product, and a buyer in Jaipur wants photos of a carved bed. Do those photos need a template?
- Not if the buyer wrote first. For 24 hours after the buyer's message, photos, measurements and prices are replies at ₹0.145 each. The order confirmation and the dispatch note you send later are utility templates at ₹0.19.
- Our drivers collect guests at Jaipur airport, 113 km from Shekhawati, and bring them to Fatehpur. Can the pickup reminder go out the night before?
- Yes. A reminder about a pickup the guest booked is a utility template at ₹0.19 for an Indian number, with the flight, time and driver's name as variables. A guest on a foreign number is charged at that market's rate.
- Our walk through the Singhania and Fatehchand havelis is changing its route. Can we tell last year's guests about the new one?
- Only those who agreed to hear from you. An invitation to a new walk is a marketing template at ₹0.94 for Indian numbers, sent to guests whose opt-in is recorded with its date and source; STOP replies remove them.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Shekhawati · Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan · read 2026-10-21
- [2]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-21
- [3]Rajasthan: state profile (updated July 2026) · India Brand Equity Foundation · read 2026-10-21
- [4]Fatehpur, Rajasthan (general history only) · Wikipedia · read 2026-10-21
- [5]WhatsApp Business Platform: pricing · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
- [6]WhatsApp Business Management API: message templates · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
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