Travel agents and hotels
Agencies and hotels arrange the night before the crossing, the permit paperwork and onward travel for tourists bound for Bhutan.[1]
- Booking confirmations
- Document checklists for the permit
- Crossing-day reminders
West Bengal · Updated 2026-10-20
WhatsApp Business API for Jaigaon's travel agents, traders and tailors at the Bhutan Gate
In Jaigaon the next customer may be one street away and in another country, on a +975 number.
Jaigaon faces Phuentsholing across the Bhutan Gate. Its customers may be on Indian +91 numbers or Bhutanese +975 ones, and Meta bills each by its own country code, so a Jaigaon business can pay two different rates for the same message.
For Jaigaon's travel agents and hotels serving tourists bound for Bhutan, its traders and gho and kira tailors with customers in Phuentsholing, and the district's furniture makers: what to send at each step of a Bhutan trip, how +975 numbers are billed, Bengali and Hindi templates, and rupee costs.
See it work
A Bhutan trip booked in Jaigaon, rung by rung
A family plans a Bhutan holiday through a Jaigaon agency. Climb the ladder to see what the agency may send at each step, and which step needs the family's consent.
Four of the five rungs are messages about a trip already booked, which need no further consent. The document checklist matters most: the immigration office opposite Jaigaon issues the permit only against originals, and a family that arrives with the wrong card loses a day.
The rules come from the Consulate General of India in Phuentsholing and can change, so an agency should keep its checklist template current and resubmit it for approval when it does.
What a Jaigaon travel agency may send a Bhutan-bound family
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- Tier 1Tier 1: The family writes (below the current tier)Replies for 24 hoursReplies for 24 hours
- Tier 2Tier 2: Trip booked (below the current tier)Booking confirmationBooking confirmation
- Tier 3Tier 3: Before the crossing (below the current tier)Document checklistDocument checklist
- Tier 4Tier 4: Crossing day (below the current tier)Meeting time and placeMeeting time and place
- Tier 5Tier 5: Asked for the next trip (current)Offers they agreed toOffers they agreed to
Move 4 of 4Climbs a tier
Tier 5 · Asked for the next trip
Offers they agreed to
Why: Back in Jaigaon, the family asks to hear about the next Bhutan trip.
After the holiday the family agrees to hear about next season's tours; the agency records when and how, and every offer carries a way to stop.
Move 4 of 4: climbs to tier 5, Asked for the next trip (Offers they agreed to). Back in Jaigaon, the family asks to hear about the next Bhutan trip.
Market brief
Jaigaon at the Bhutan Gate
From the Consulate General of India in Phuentsholing, the Alipurduar district administration, IBEF and Invest India, with the town's encyclopedia entry for its layout.
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Jaigaon is a census town in Alipurduar district's Kalchini block, facing Phuentsholing across the Bhutan Gate, on the banks of the Torsa.[5]
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Bhutan routes traffic through Jaigaon to reach its own southern towns such as Samtse, Gomtu, Nganglam and Samdrup Jongkhar.[5]
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NH 317A connects Jaigaon to Hasimara, whose station on the Northeast Frontier Railway is about 15 km away.[5]
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Entry permits are issued at the immigration office in Phuentsholing, opposite Jaigaon; Indian nationals need a passport valid for six months or an original voter ID, and an Aadhaar card is valid only for Phuentsholing.[1]
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Since January 2025, Bhutan has captured biometrics from all visitors at the Phuentsholing pedestrian terminal; day visits under 24 hours are registered at the immigration counter.[1]
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Gho and kira, Bhutan's national dress, are made in Jaigaon for Bhutanese customers, and demand from Phuentsholing has grown the town's services.[5]
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IBEF describes West Bengal as a long-standing market for eastern India, the Northeast, Nepal and Bhutan.[3]
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Invest India's ODOP list names wooden furniture, plywood and steel furniture as Alipurduar district's products.[4]
Who in Jaigaon messages customers
Four kinds of business with customers on both sides of the gate.
Gho and kira tailors
Tailors and cloth sellers make Bhutan's national dress for customers who come across from Phuentsholing.[5]
- Fabric photo replies
- Fitting appointments
- Ready-for-pickup notices
Traders and wholesalers
Shops and wholesalers sell to Indian and Bhutanese customers, many of whom order before they cross.[5],[3]
- Stock and price replies
- Order-ready notices
- Payment receipts
Furniture and plywood makers
Wooden furniture, plywood and steel furniture are the district's ODOP products, sold to buyers in India and across the border.[4]
- Design and price replies
- Delivery scheduling
- Balance-due reminders
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
Two rates at one gate
Plans from ₹999 a month, plus each delivered message. To a +91 number: ₹0.145 for a reply, ₹0.19 for a booking or document message, ₹0.94 for an offer 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 Jaigaon · 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 customer on a Bhutan +975 number is billed on the Rest of Asia Pacific line of Meta's rate card, not at the India rate, because Meta charges by the recipient's country code. InfiQ publishes that line's rates in rupees on the pricing page, and invoices in rupees with GST to your West Bengal GSTIN.
Work out your own monthly cost by message type.
Calculate your exact costBengali, Hindi and English on templates
Meta approves each template once per language. Neither Nepali nor Dzongkha is on its list.
Nepali and Dzongkha are not WhatsApp template languages, so templates go in Bengali, Hindi or English. A customer who writes in Nepali or Dzongkha can be answered in it within the 24-hour window, because free-form replies need no approval.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali | bn | Customers in Jaigaon and across West Bengal |
| Hindi | hi | Tourists from other states and Hindi-reading customers |
| English (India) | en_IN | Bhutanese customers and document checklists |
On InfiQ
What a Jaigaon business runs on InfiQ
The tools for customers on both sides of the gate.
- 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.
Messages to +975 numbers are priced in rupees before you send, from the published Rest of Asia Pacific rate, so a mixed list can be costed in advance.
- 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.
Booking, document-checklist and crossing-day templates in Bengali, Hindi and English, resubmitted for approval when the entry rules change.
- 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 front desk, the permit runner and the owner answer travellers from one number, with notes on each family's documents.
- 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 family's request to hear about the next trip is stored with its time and source, and a STOP reply ends offers at once.
Nearby
Jaigaon and the Dooars on the map
City pages around Alipurduar and north Bengal, nearest first.
The Alipurduar page covers the district's homestays, safari operators and tea-belt shops; each page looks at its own town's trades. The India guide covers DPDP consent across the country.
Guides for Jaigaon teams
Questions Jaigaon businesses ask
- A tourist family booking a Bhutan trip through our Jaigaon agency asks which ID their children need at Phuentsholing. Can we send the list as a template?
- Yes. A document checklist for a trip already booked is a utility template at ₹0.19. The Consulate General's page lists an original English birth certificate for children without a passport; keep the template current and resubmit it if the rules change.
- Our customers in Phuentsholing use Bhutan +975 numbers. Do messages to them cost the same as to customers in Jaigaon?
- No. Meta charges by the recipient's country code: +91 numbers at the India rate, +975 numbers on the Rest of Asia Pacific line of Meta's rate card. InfiQ publishes both in rupees on the pricing page, so you can see the difference before you send.
- We tailor gho and kira in Jaigaon for customers who come across from Bhutan. Can we send fitting and pickup reminders?
- Yes. A fitting appointment or ready-for-pickup notice for an order already placed is a utility template, sent in English or Bengali. It is billed at the India rate to a +91 number, and on the Rest of Asia Pacific line to a +975 one.
- Customers across the Bhutan Gate write to us in Dzongkha or Nepali. Can our Jaigaon templates be in those languages?
- No. Neither is on Meta's template list, so templates go in Bengali (bn), Hindi or English. Replies inside the 24-hour window are free-form, so your staff can answer in Dzongkha or Nepali whenever the customer has written first.
- Guests on the evening train to Hasimara message our Jaigaon hotel late at night. Can we reply in the morning?
- Yes. The guest's message opens a 24-hour window, so a reply the next morning is still a free-form service message at ₹0.145. After 24 hours, use an approved template, such as a booking confirmation.
- Can we send a season offer to every family who crossed the Bhutan Gate with our tours last year?
- Only to families who agreed to hear about new tours, with a record of when and how. Booking a trip is not an opt-in to offers. The offer goes as an approved marketing template, at ₹0.94 to +91 numbers and at the Rest of Asia Pacific rate to +975 ones.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Consulate General of India, Phuentsholing: entry requirements for Indian nationals · Consulate General of India, Phuentsholing · read 2026-10-20
- [2]Tourist places · District Administration, Alipurduar · read 2026-10-20
- [3]West Bengal: state profile (updated July 2026) · India Brand Equity Foundation · read 2026-10-20
- [4]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-20
- [5]Jaigaon (location, transport and culture only) · Wikipedia · read 2026-10-20
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