WhatsApp Business API for Fazilka's kinnow packers, rice mills and traders
Fazilka was undivided Punjab's biggest wool market until 1947. Today its district names two products, the kinnow and basmati, and a trader's one WhatsApp number often has to serve the mandi, the packhouse and the office at once.
Trade 1
Kinnow
Citrus fruit (kinnow) is Fazilka's ODOP product; packers answer buyers about lots, loading and payment.
Trade 2
Basmati
The district's second ODOP product, from a town the district calls one of India's major rice exporting centres.
For Fazilka's kinnow packers, rice millers and basmati exporters, cotton traders, sweet shops and taxi services: which InfiQ setup fits the number of people who answer your WhatsApp, what to send in Punjabi, what buyers abroad cost, and what each message costs in rupees.
Fazilka in eight lines
From the Fazilka district administration, IBEF's Punjab profile and Invest India's ODOP list.
Fazilka district covers 3,113 sq km with 362 villages, 4 municipalities and 5 blocks, and lists a population of 11,80,483 and a literacy rate of 86.03%.[1]
The town dates from 1844: locals called Vans Agnew's bungalow 'Bangla', and the town was later named after Mian Fazil Watoo.[1],[2]
The first railway line reached the town in 1898; a flood in 1908 destroyed most of it, and it was rebuilt.[1]
Fazilka lies 325 km west of Chandigarh, 85 km south-west of Ferozepur and 200 km south of Amritsar, about 11 km from the Pakistan border.[2]
Sadqi village on the border is the third joint check post after Wagah; the Asafwala War Memorial stands 7 km from the town.[3]
The town lies in a rice-growing, cotton-rich belt, and the district calls it one of India's major rice exporting centres.[2]
Invest India's ODOP list gives Fazilka citrus fruit (kinnow) and basmati rice; IBEF ranks kinnow among Punjab's top three fruits by production in 2024-25.[5],[4]
The Black Buck Sanctuary at Abohar spreads over about 18,650 hectares.[3]
See it work
Which setup fits your Fazilka business?
Two questions about who answers your number and what your software does settle most of it. Answer them for a packhouse, a rice mill or a shop.
Per-message charges come on top of every plan and are the same whichever you pick: a reply, a dispatch notice and an offer each have their own rate, shown in the pricing cards below.
A Fazilka trader's setup tree
Question 1 · up to 2
How many people answer buyers and growers on your number, at the mandi, the packhouse and the office?
Your answers
None yet — pick an answer to start down the tree.
Path map
Depth 0 of up to 2. Circles are questions, squares are outcomes.
All possible outcomes (4)
Lite, ₹999 a month
The shared inbox for up to 10 users, templates and broadcasts sent from the dashboard. Enough for a packhouse whose owner, munshi and loader answer one number.
Path: “Up to 10” → “No, we send them by hand”
Your plan plus the Busy integration
Payment reminders to buyers and commission agents go out on WhatsApp automatically from Busy, with no integration fee and 25 document types.
Path: “Up to 10” → “Yes, and our books are in Busy”
Growth, ₹2,999 a month
Up to 25 users, and the developer API is included, so a rice mill's ERP can send dispatch and invoice templates the moment each is raised.
Path: “11 to 25”
Enterprise, priced for you
Custom users and limits for an exporter with large teams. Talk to sales about what you need.
Path: “More than 25”
Question 1: How many people answer buyers and growers on your number, at the mandi, the packhouse and the office? 3 options.
Who messages what
Who in Fazilka starts first
Four trades the district's own pages and ODOP list name.
| Sector | What it sends on WhatsApp |
|---|---|
| Kinnow growers and packersCitrus fruit (kinnow) is the district's ODOP product; packers deal with growers, loaders and buyers in other states through the season.[5],[4] |
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| Rice millers and basmati exportersBasmati is the district's second ODOP product, and the town is one of India's major rice exporting centres.[5],[2] |
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| Cotton traders and ginnersThe district sits in a cotton-rich belt, where traders buy from growers and sell to mills.[2] |
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| Sweet shops and local craftsThe district lists Tosha sweets and baan, moorhas and sirkis among its local products.[1] |
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Punjabi for the mandi, English for the importer
Meta approves each template once per language, so keep a version for each group you write to.
Replies inside the 24-hour window can be in any language your staff write. InfiQ's own support team works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Punjabi | pa | Growers, commission agents and local customers |
| Hindi | hi | Buyers and truckers from other states, and Rajasthan next door |
| English (India) | en_IN | Exporters, importers' agents and invoices |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a kinnow season costs a Fazilka packer
Lite at ₹999 or Growth at ₹2,999 a month, then each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.145 for a reply, ₹0.19 for a loading or payment notice, ₹0.94 for an 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
Everything a growing business needs to run WhatsApp properly.
Growth
₹2,999 / month≈ $31.55 USD
₹2,499 / month, billed yearly≈ $26.29 USD
Lite, plus the API, automation and team scale serious senders need.
Enterprise
Custom volume pricing, custom SLA and dedicated infrastructure.
Per message to Fazilka · 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. An importer on a foreign number is billed at the rate for that country code, published in rupees on the pricing page. Invoices carry your Punjab GSTIN.
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What a Fazilka business runs on InfiQ
The parts the setup tree points to.
- WhatsApp Coexistence
Keep using the WhatsApp Business app on the same number while the API runs alongside it, within Meta's coexistence limits.
A packhouse whose number every grower and arhtiya has saved keeps it, with the WhatsApp Business app still on the owner's phone.
- 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 mandi, the packhouse and the office answer one number together, with private notes on each buyer's thread.
- Busy accounting integration
A native integration with Busy accounting software: 25 document types and automatic payment reminders on WhatsApp, with no integration fee.
Cotton and rice traders who keep books in Busy send payment reminders on WhatsApp automatically, with no integration fee.
- 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.
A basmati exporter sees the rupee rate for each importer's country before a sample photo or shipment update goes out.
Nearby
Fazilka's neighbours in Punjab and Rajasthan
City pages for the nearest markets, nearest first.
Many Fazilka traders buy from or sell to these cities; each page looks at its own city's trades. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Fazilka teams
Questions Fazilka businesses ask
- Q1
Our kinnow packhouse near Abohar loads trucks for buyers in other states. Can buyers get the loading details on WhatsApp?
Yes. A utility template carries the lot, the crate count, the truck number and the expected arrival, at ₹0.19 per delivered message to an Indian number. Send it to buyer contacts who agreed to dispatch updates; their replies open a 24-hour window for free-form answers.
- Q2
Arhtiyas bring paddy to our rice mill in Fazilka. Can each one get the weighment slip and payment confirmation on WhatsApp?
Yes. Write a Punjabi (pa) utility template with the weight, the rate and the amount, approved once by Meta, at ₹0.19 per delivered message. Ask each commission agent for consent when you first save their number; questions they send back are answered at ₹0.145 per reply.
- Q3
Our basmati export firm in Fazilka writes to importers in the Gulf. What does a message to a UAE number cost?
Meta charges by the recipient's country code, so a message to a +971 number is billed at InfiQ's published rate for the United Arab Emirates, shown in rupees on the pricing page. Your plan and invoice stay in rupees with GST.
- Q4
Our cotton ginning unit near Fazilka keeps its accounts in Busy. Can payment reminders to mills go out automatically?
Yes. InfiQ's native Busy integration sends payment reminders on WhatsApp automatically, with no integration fee, and supports 25 document types. Each reminder is a utility template at ₹0.19 per delivered message to an Indian number, excluding GST.
- Q5
Our sweet shop is known for Fazilka's Tosha. Can we send Diwali offers to regular customers?
Yes, to customers who agreed to receive offers. A festival offer is a marketing template at ₹0.94 per delivered message, approved in Punjabi, Hindi or both. An order confirmation for a box a customer has already ordered is utility, at ₹0.19.
- Q6
Visitors ask our taxi service about trips to the Sadqi border post and the Asafwala memorial. Can several drivers share one booking number?
Yes. The shared team inbox gives 10 users on Lite and 25 on Growth, with transfers and private notes, so the booking desk confirms the trip and the driver answers on the day from the same number. A pickup reminder is a utility template at ₹0.19.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Fazilka district: official website · District Administration, Fazilka · read 2026-10-20
- [2]About District · District Administration, Fazilka · read 2026-10-20
- [3]Tourist places (Sadqi, Asafwala War Memorial, Black Buck Sanctuary) · District Administration, Fazilka · read 2026-10-20
- [4]Punjab: state profile (updated July 2026) · India Brand Equity Foundation · read 2026-10-20
- [5]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-20
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