Handloom weavers
Units weaving fabrics, stoles, scarves and home furnishings on hand looms, selling to regional and domestic buyers.[4]
- Sample photos and swatch videos
- Weaving and dispatch updates
- New designs to stores that opted in
Uttar Pradesh · Updated 2026-10-20
WhatsApp Business API for Hardoi's handloom weavers and textile units
Hardoi's looms sell by sample: a photo of a stole, a quote, and a parcel to a store in another city.
Hardoi's looms make stoles, scarves, furnishings and fabric in cotton, silk and blends. Some of it sells across a counter in town; more of it travels as a photo first, to a store in another city that orders by sample. The two sales need different messages.
For Hardoi's handloom weavers and textile finishing units, the shops that sell their cloth in Hardoi, Sandila and Bilgram, and the stays that serve pilgrims bound for Naimisharanya: how a counter sale and an order by sample differ on WhatsApp, Hindi and Urdu templates, and the rupee cost of every message.
See it work
A sale at the counter, an order by sample
The same Hardoi unit sells to a customer who walks in and to a store that never visits. Compare what each sale needs on WhatsApp, row by row.
Most Hardoi units do both kinds of sale, which is why the shared inbox matters more than broadcasts. The counter assistant and the person who handles store orders answer from the same number and see each other's notes.
Two ways a Hardoi handloom unit sells
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Compared on
Counter sale in town
A customer at the shop in Hardoi or Sandila
Order by sample
A store in Lucknow, Kanpur or further away
- Counter sale in townThe customer asks at the counter and leaves a number for a tailored piece or a colour not in stock.Order by sampleThe store writes first, asking for photos of stoles, scarves or furnishing fabric.
- Counter sale in townA photo of the colour when it arrives, as a reply while the customer's window is open.Order by samplePhotos, a swatch video and a quote, as replies inside the 24-hour window.
- Counter sale in townOne ready-for-pickup template when the piece is done.Order by sampleUtility templates for weaving started, finishing done and dispatch with the transport receipt.
- Counter sale in townNothing more to send unless they asked to hear again.Order by sampleA payment reminder on the invoice, as a utility template.
- Counter sale in townOnly if the customer said yes at the counter.Order by sampleOnly to stores that agreed to receive them, each with a way to stop.
Verdict
Both sales run on one number. The rules follow the message, not the buyer: replies while they write, utility templates for their order, marketing only with a recorded yes.
Verdict: Both sales run on one number. The rules follow the message, not the buyer: replies while they write, utility templates for their order, marketing only with a recorded yes.
Hardoi (हरदोई) in seven lines
From the Hardoi district administration, Uttar Pradesh's ODOP portal and Invest India's list, with Wikipedia only for the legend and the town's old trades.
The district covers 5,989 sq km with 19 blocks and 13 municipalities, in the Lucknow Commissionerate; Lucknow and Unnao lie to its south and the Gomti separates it from Sitapur in the east.[1]
It has five tehsils: Hardoi, Shahabad, Bilgram, Sandila and Sawayajpur. The Gomti, the Ramganga and the Sai are among its rivers.[2]
The district relates its name to Hiranyakashipu: Hardoi is read as a worn form of an older name, Haridrohi, and the town is called the city of Bhakt Prahlad, from the Holi story.[3],[1],[6]
Mallawan, once the district headquarters, Bilgram, Pihani, Shahabad and Sandila are named as its places of historical note; Pihani is where Humayun is said to have sheltered after his defeat by Sher Shah Suri.[3]
Handloom and textile products are the district's ODOP products: fabrics, stoles, scarves and furnishings woven on hand looms from cotton, silk and blended yarns, with weaving, processing and finishing done in small units.[5],[4]
The town's old trade was grain gathered from the villages and sent out by rail from a market at Railwayganj near the station.[6]
Who in Hardoi messages customers
Four kinds of business, from the loom to the guest house.
Dyeing, printing and finishing units
Small units that process and finish woven cloth; the ODOP portal lists a project report for a saree dyeing and printing unit.[4]
- Job-ready notices
- Pickup times for finished lots
- Invoice and payment reminders
Cloth and garment shops
Shops in Hardoi town and the tehsil towns of Sandila, Bilgram and Shahabad that sell the district's cloth.[2]
- Colour-arrived replies
- Ready-for-pickup notices
- Festival offers to opted-in customers
Stays and drivers for pilgrims
Guest houses and taxis for visitors bound for Naimisharanya, 45 km from the district headquarters.[1]
- Room confirmations
- Pickup times
- Directions and timings
Hindi first, Urdu and English beside it
Meta approves each template once per language.
Keep each customer's language with their number and send the matching version of the dispatch or pickup template. Replies inside the 24-hour window can be in any language your staff write.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | hi | Customers, weavers and most store buyers |
| Urdu | ur | Customers and buyers who prefer to read Urdu |
| English (India) | en_IN | Invoices and stores in larger cities |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What each side of the comparison costs a Hardoi unit
Plans from ₹999 a month, plus each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.145 for a reply with sample photos, ₹0.19 for a pickup, dispatch or payment template, ₹0.94 for new designs sent to buyers who opted in, and ₹0.14 for a login code.
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 Hardoi · 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 store in Lucknow or Kanpur on a +91 number costs the same India rate as a customer in Sandila. Invoices carry your Uttar Pradesh GSTIN.
Work out your own monthly cost by message type.
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What a Hardoi unit runs on InfiQ
The tools behind both columns of the comparison.
- Shared team inbox
The counter in town, the store-orders desk and the owner answer from one number, with labels for Hardoi, Sandila or Bilgram orders.
- Template manager and library
Pickup, weaving-started, dispatch and payment templates in Hindi and Urdu, drafted from the library and tracked through Meta's approval.
- Consent records and opt-out enforcement
A store's yes to new designs is stored with its time and source, so a new stole range goes only to the buyers who asked for it.
- WhatsApp Coexistence
The owner's WhatsApp Business app and its chats with buyers stay on the same number while the API runs alongside, within Meta's limits.
Nearby
City pages near Hardoi
The nearest city pages in Awadh and central Uttar Pradesh, nearest first.
Each page covers its own city's trades. The India guide sets out DPDP consent and the rules that apply across the country.
Guides for Hardoi teams
Questions Hardoi businesses ask
- A store in Lucknow asks our Hardoi handloom unit for photos of cotton-silk stoles. Can we reply with photos, a video and a quote?
- Yes. The store's message opens a 24-hour window in which your staff can send photos, a swatch video and a quote with no template. Each reply is charged at ₹0.145, and the window starts again whenever the store writes back.
- Our dyeing and printing unit in Hardoi finishes a saree lot days after the buyer last wrote. How do we tell them it is ready?
- With a utility template, approved once in Hindi or Urdu and sent at ₹0.19. A job-ready or pickup notice for an order the buyer placed can go at any time, and it needs no opt-in to offers.
- Can we send our new furnishing designs to every store that has ever ordered cloth from Hardoi?
- Only to stores that agreed to receive new designs, with a record of when and how. A past order is not an opt-in. The designs go as an approved marketing template at ₹0.94, with a way to opt out.
- We have counters in Hardoi town, Sandila and Bilgram. Can one WhatsApp number serve all three?
- Yes. With a shared inbox, staff at each counter answer from the same number, and labels or transfers send each chat to the right counter. Lite includes 10 users and Growth 25, so each tehsil town can have its own login.
- Hardoi is called the city of Bhakt Prahlad, from the Holi story. Can our shop send Holi offers to everyone who has bought from us?
- Only to customers who said yes to offers. A Holi offer is a marketing template at ₹0.94, and each one carries a way to stop. Ask for that yes at the counter or in a reply, and keep the record of when it was given.
- Pilgrims stop in Hardoi on the way to Naimisharanya, about 45 km away. Can our guest house confirm rooms and send directions on WhatsApp?
- Yes. A room confirmation, the pickup time and directions for a stay already booked are utility templates at ₹0.19. Keep offers for other dates out of them, or Meta may treat the message as marketing.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Hardoi district: official website · District Administration, Hardoi · read 2026-10-20
- [2]About district · District Administration, Hardoi · read 2026-10-20
- [3]History · District Administration, Hardoi · read 2026-10-20
- [4]Hardoi: handloom products and textile products · One District One Product, Government of Uttar Pradesh · read 2026-10-20
- [5]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-20
- [6]Hardoi (name, legend and old trades only) · Wikipedia · read 2026-10-20
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