A business day in Gudivada
WhatsApp Business API for Gudivada's colleges, traders and junction town shops
Gudivada is Krishna district's major railway junction and the seat of one of its three revenue divisions, a delta town of paddy fields, bus routes and colleges. Its parents and buyers write at all hours; the clock that matters is the 24-hour window.
- 07:30
A rice mill sends a buyer the lorry number and the driver's phone
- 10:00
A college's admissions desk answers parents about seats and documents
- 13:30
A saree shop sends photos of a new Kalamkari print to a buyer who asked
- 18:00
A travel desk confirms a passenger's seat for tomorrow's journey
- 21:15
A parent's late question waits in the shared inbox for the morning
For Gudivada's colleges and coaching centres, paddy traders and rice mills, Kalamkari and saree sellers, travel desks and clinics: how long a business may reply freely after a parent or buyer writes on WhatsApp, which messages need a Telugu or English template, and what each costs in rupees.
See it work
A parent's admission enquiry, hour by hour
A parent in a village outside Gudivada writes to a college's admissions number one evening. Drag along the 24 hours to see what the admissions desk may send, and what changes when the window closes.
The window runs from the customer's latest message, not the first. If the parent sends a photo of the marks memo at hour 14, the desk may reply freely until hour 38. The 24-hour service window explains the rule in full.
Once the window has closed, the college writes first only with a template: a utility note that the application was received or that the counselling date is set, sent to a parent who agreed to updates. A message promoting a new course is marketing and needs a separate yes.
The 24-hour window at a Gudivada admissions desk
Time since it opened
28h 48m
28h 48m in: window closed. Approved template only, such as an application update.
Gudivada and Krishna district, from the district's pages
From the Krishna district website, its ODOP page, IBEF's Andhra Pradesh profile, and the encyclopaedia for the town's history and institutions.
Krishna district, headquartered at Machilipatnam, was renamed from Machilipatnam district in 1859 and divided into Krishna and NTR districts in 2022.[1]
The district has three revenue divisions, Bandar, Gudivada and Vuyyuru, and calls Gudivada its major railway junction.[2],[1]
Paddy is the district's main food crop, and the delta is irrigated by the Prakasam Barrage canals of the Krishna.[2]
The district's ODOP is Pedana block Kalamkari, printed with vegetable dyes and carved wooden blocks in karkhanas around Pedana, 13 km from Machilipatnam; it received a GI tag in 2013.[3]
Gudivada's municipality was constituted in 1937 and later upgraded to special grade; NH 165 passes through the town, and its bus station is a major hub.[5]
The town has two private aided colleges, ANR College and KT Reddy Women's College, eleven unaided private colleges and the Regional Research Institute for Homeopathy.[5]
Excavations here found a Buddhist stupa mound and Jain relics; reliquaries from the stupa are held in the British Museum.[5]
IBEF names rice among Andhra Pradesh's leading crops and puts the state's fish and prawn production at 4.13 million tonnes in 2024-25.[4]
Who messages what
Who in Gudivada writes to whom
Four kinds of business in a junction town of the paddy delta.
| Sector | What it sends on WhatsApp |
|---|---|
| Colleges and coaching centresThe town's aided and private colleges, and the coaching centres around them, answer parents and students from the delta villages, often late in the evening.[5] |
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| Paddy traders and rice millsPaddy is the delta's main crop; traders and mills deal with growers on one side and buyers in other towns on the other.[2] |
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| Kalamkari and saree sellersPedana's block-printed Kalamkari, the district's GI-tagged ODOP, is sold to buyers who first ask for photos of a print.[3] |
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| Travel desks, clinics and shopsThe junction and the bus station bring travellers through the town, and patients come in from the villages on NH 165.[1],[5] |
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Telugu first, English for forms and buyers outside
Meta approves each template once per language. In Gudivada most templates need a Telugu version and an English one.
A parent who writes in Telugu can be answered in Telugu inside the window with no template. InfiQ's own support team works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Telugu | te | Parents, growers, patients and local buyers |
| English (India) | en_IN | Students, admission notices and buyers in other states |
| Hindi | hi | Transporters and buyers from northern states |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a Gudivada college or trader pays
Plans from ₹999 a month, plus each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.19 for an application update or dispatch note, ₹0.94 for a new-course or new-print message, ₹0.14 for a portal login code and ₹0.145 for each reply in the window.
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Per message to Gudivada · 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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What a Gudivada business runs on InfiQ
The tools that keep a reply inside the window.
- Shared team inbox
An admissions desk answers one number with several staff, so a parent's evening question is picked up before the 24 hours run out.
- InfiQ Flows chatbot builder
A no-code flow can answer the commonest questions, seats, fees and documents, and hand the parent to a person when needed.
- Template manager and library
Draft Telugu and English application, counselling and dispatch templates from the library and track each through Meta's approval.
- Consent records and opt-out enforcement
Each parent's yes to updates is recorded with its date, separately from any yes to course offers, and a STOP reply blocks later sends.
Nearby
City pages around Gudivada and the delta
The nearest city pages, nearest first.
Gudivada's students, buyers and travellers move between these towns; each page looks at its own trades, and the India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Gudivada teams
Questions Gudivada businesses ask
Parents from the delta villages write to our Gudivada college's admissions number late at night. Do we have to answer before morning?+
Our coaching centre near ANR College in Gudivada changes class times before exams. Is a timetable notice a utility message?+
Our rice mill near Gudivada sends buyers in Vijayawada the lorry number and the driver's phone. Which template category is that?+
We sell Pedana Kalamkari, Krishna district's ODOP, from a shop in Gudivada. Can we send new block prints to past buyers?+
Travellers ask our desk near Gudivada Junction about seats on tomorrow's journey. Can the confirmation go on WhatsApp?+
Is the Lite plan enough for a clinic on NH 165 in Gudivada that reminds patients from Pamarru and the villages about visits?+
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Krishna district: official website · District Administration, Krishna · read 2026-10-20
- [2]About District · District Administration, Krishna · read 2026-10-20
- [3]One District One Product: Pedana block Kalamkari · District Administration, Krishna · read 2026-10-20
- [4]Andhra Pradesh: state profile (updated July 2026) · India Brand Equity Foundation · read 2026-10-20
- [5]Gudivada (history, transport and institutions only) · Wikipedia · read 2026-10-20
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