WhatsApp Business API for Gurdaspur's jaggery sellers, foundries, shops and cabs
Gurdaspur was founded by Guriya Ji early in the seventeenth century, between the Ravi and the Beas. Its district's two ODOP products, a foundry cluster and jaggery, sell to buyers who mostly start the conversation themselves.
For Gurdaspur's jaggery sellers, the foundries of its district's ODOP cluster, its shops and the cabs that take visitors to Dera Baba Nanak, Batala and Kalanaur: how a wa.me link lets the customer write first, when Punjabi, Hindi or English templates take over, and what each message costs.
See it work
From a Gurdaspur seller's number to a link a customer taps
A jaggery seller in Gurdaspur wants customers to write first, from a QR code on the packet or a link in a message to a relative. Pick a number and a first line to see the wa.me link they open.
The number in the link is the seller's, written any of the usual ways and cleaned to digits. The first line is URL-encoded, so Gurmukhi and Devanagari survive inside a QR code printed on a jaggery packet or a foundry's quotation.
When the customer presses Send, a 24-hour window opens and every answer inside it is a reply, in Punjabi or whatever they wrote. A tapped link is not consent to offers; ask for that separately. The 24-hour service window explains what a reply allows.
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.
Format: number | message
- Number
- +919000000021
- Encoded text
- 276 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 (38 characters → 276) and pre-fills the chat; the customer still presses Send.
Gurdaspur in ten lines
From the Gurdaspur district administration's pages and Invest India's ODOP list.
Gurdaspur was founded by Guriya Ji at the beginning of the seventeenth century and named after him; he bought the land from Jats of the Sangi gotra.[3]
His grandson Baba Deep Chand, a contemporary of Guru Gobind Singh, was given the title Ganj Bakhsh, and his descendants are known as Mahants.[3]
The district lies between the Ravi and the Beas, with Pakistan to its north-west, Pathankot district to its north, Amritsar to the south-west, Kapurthala to the south and Hoshiarpur to the south-east.[2]
It covers 2,610 sq km in the Jalandhar division, in 11 blocks from Gurdaspur, Dhariwal and Kalanaur to Batala, Qadian and Dera Baba Nanak, with 1,124 villages.[2],[1]
Kalanaur was the most important town in the area under the Delhi rulers from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century, and there Bairam Khan installed Akbar on a throne in February 1556.[3]
Guru Nanak married Sulkhani, daughter of Mool Chand of Pakhoke (Dera Baba Nanak), in 1485; Gurdwara Sri Kandh Sahib at Batala is associated with his marriage.[3],[4]
Banda Singh Bahadur fought his last battle with the Mughals at Gurdas Nangal in the district and was captured; Dinanagar, with its mango gardens and canal, was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's summer residence.[3]
In 1947 the Radcliffe Award transferred only the district's Shakargarh tehsil to Pakistan, and Hindus and Sikhs from Sialkot and Shakargarh crossed the Ravi bridge into Gurdaspur.[3]
Gurdaspur has its own railway and bus stations with regular links to other cities; the nearest airports are at Amritsar (Raja Sansi) and Pathankot.[5]
Invest India's ODOP list names a foundry cluster and jaggery for Gurdaspur district.[6]
Who messages what
Who in Gurdaspur answers on WhatsApp
Four businesses that follow from the district's two ODOP products, its villages and its history.
| Sector | What it sends on WhatsApp |
|---|---|
| Jaggery makers and sellersJaggery is the district's second ODOP product, sold at stalls and in parcels.[6] |
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| Foundries and their buyersA foundry cluster is the district's first ODOP product.[6] |
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| Shops and suppliersGurdaspur is the headquarters of a district of 11 blocks and 1,124 villages.[2],[1] |
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| Cabs and stays for gurdwara and heritage visitorsDera Baba Nanak, Kandh Sahib at Batala and Kalanaur all lie in the district, with the nearest airports at Amritsar and Pathankot.[3],[4],[5] |
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Language
Punjabi first, Hindi and English beside it
Punjabi is one of Meta's template languages, so a Gurdaspur business can send its dispatch notes in Gurmukhi. Switch between three versions of one note.
Each language is a separate template under the same name, and each must be approved before it is sent. Replies need no template, so staff answer in Punjabi, Hindi or English as the customer writes; InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
Template language
Punjabi template (pa). Example text written for this page; your own templates go through Meta’s review.
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a jaggery season costs a Gurdaspur seller to message
Lite at ₹999 a month or Growth at ₹2,999, then each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.145 for a reply to a customer who wrote, ₹0.19 for a dispatch note or invoice, ₹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 Gurdaspur · 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. A buyer in Delhi or Jalandhar on an Indian number costs the same India rate as a shop in Gurdaspur. Invoices are in rupees and carry your Punjab GSTIN.
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What a Gurdaspur business runs on InfiQ
Matched to the link above and what follows it.
- 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.
Dispatch, invoice and pickup templates are written once in Punjabi, Hindi and English, submitted for Meta's approval and reused all 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.
A customer who tapped the link is kept apart from one who said yes to offers; each opt-in is stored with its date and source, and STOP is enforced.
- Busy accounting integration
A native integration with Busy accounting software: 25 document types and automatic payment reminders on WhatsApp, with no integration fee.
Foundries and jaggery traders billing in Busy send invoices and automatic payment reminders on WhatsApp, with no integration fee.
Nearby
City pages near Gurdaspur
The nearest markets in Punjab and beyond.
Each nearby page looks at its own trades; this one stays with Gurdaspur's jaggery, foundries, shops and visitors. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Gurdaspur teams
Questions Gurdaspur businesses ask
Customers at our Gurdaspur jaggery stall ask for the rate in Punjabi. Can our WhatsApp templates be in Punjabi too?+
We print a wa.me QR code on our Gurdaspur gur packets. Is a customer who scans it and writes to us opted in to offers?+
Our foundry in Gurdaspur's ODOP cluster sends castings to buyers in other states. Can the invoice PDF go with the dispatch note?+
Visitors ask our Gurdaspur cab service about the drive to Dera Baba Nanak and Kalanaur. Is answering them marketing?+
Passengers book our Gurdaspur taxi from Amritsar's Raja Sansi airport. What does the reminder before their flight lands cost?+
Our Gurdaspur shop serves villages across the Kalanaur and Dinanagar blocks. Can we send a Lohri offer to every number in our phone?+
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Gurdaspur district: official website · District Administration, Gurdaspur · read 2026-10-21
- [2]Area and location · District Administration, Gurdaspur · read 2026-10-21
- [3]History · District Administration, Gurdaspur · read 2026-10-21
- [4]Tourist places · District Administration, Gurdaspur · read 2026-10-21
- [5]How to reach · District Administration, Gurdaspur · read 2026-10-21
- [6]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-21
- [7]WhatsApp Business Platform: pricing · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
- [8]WhatsApp Business Platform: getting opt-in · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
- [9]Message templates: supported languages · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
- [10]WhatsApp Business Management API: message templates · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
Put Gurdaspur's first chat on a link
Start a 7-day Lite trial, no card needed, print your wa.me link on the next batch of packets, and get your Punjabi and Hindi templates approved. Once Meta business verification is complete, your number is usually live in about two hours.
