Maharashtra
WhatsApp Business API for Karanja's pilgrim lodges, soybean traders and transporters
Karanja's visitors come for the Shri Gurudatta Temple and its Jain temples; its lorries leave with Washim district's soybean and cotton. Both start the same way, with someone asking a question on WhatsApp.
A Karanja business
- Namaskar! Is a room for four free near the Guru Mandir on Saturday night?
- Namaskar. Yes, a family room is free on Saturday. Shall we hold it in your name?
- Please do. We are driving from Nagpur on the Samruddhi Mahamarg.
- Held for Saturday. We will send the confirmation and directions to the temple on Friday.
For Karanja Lad, the Washim-district taluka town of the Guru Mandir and its Digambar Jain temples: lodges and guest houses that take pilgrims' bookings, soybean and cotton traders, and transporters on the Samruddhi Mahamarg and the roads to Amravati and Yavatmal. What each kind of chat allows, and what each message costs.
See it work
Four Karanja businesses, three states of a chat
What a business may send depends less on the trade than on where the chat stands. Focus a cell to see what a Karanja lodge, trader, transporter or shop can send, and at which rate.
Read the matrix by column. The first column is where a Karanja lodge spends most of its day, because pilgrims ask before they come. The second column is the only place a template is needed for something the customer did. The third is where a recorded yes decides everything.
Who wrote last, and what that allows
| Customer wrote today | Booked or ordered, chat quiet | No recent contact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodge near the Guru Mandir | |||
| Soybean and cotton trader | |||
| Transporter on the expressway | |||
| Shop in the town |
Hover, tap or arrow-key through the cells — a dot in the corner means there is a note.
Shop in the town by Customer wrote today
Reply freelyReply at the service rate
Stock and price answers, with photos.
Legend — press one to highlight its cells
Row 4 of 4. Shop in the town × Customer wrote today: Reply freely. Stock and price answers, with photos.
Market brief
Karanja in seven lines
From the Washim district administration's pages and Invest India's ODOP list; the town's saints, temples and river are general background from Wikipedia.
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Karanja is one of Washim district's six talukas, with Washim, Malegaon, Risod, Mangrulpir and Manora; the district covers 4,901 sq km and lists Marathi and English as its languages.[1]
- 02
The district borders Akola, Amravati, Hingoli, Buldhana and Yavatmal, and the Penganga is its main river.[1]
- 03
The district lists the Datta Mandir in Karanja Lad, also called the Shri Gurudatta Temple or Guru Mandir, as a significant pilgrimage site.[2]
- 04
Narasimha Saraswati, revered as an incarnation of Dattatreya, was born in Karanja; the town has four major Digambar Jain temples, is holy to Hindus, Jains and Muslims, and lies near the Adan river.[5]
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Karanja is on the state-highway routes Washim–Mangrulpir–Karanja–Ner–Yavatmal and Washim–Karanja–Amravati–Nagpur, and the Samruddhi Mahamarg, the Mumbai–Nagpur expressway, connects to Karanja taluka.[3]
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For flights, the district points travellers to Nanded and Amravati airports.[3]
- 07
Invest India's ODOP list names soybean and soybean products, and cotton-related products and textiles, for Washim district.[4]
Industries
Who in Karanja answers on WhatsApp
Four businesses that follow from the temples, the district's two ODOP entries and the roads out of town.
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Soybean and cotton traders
Soybean products and cotton-related products and textiles are Washim district's two ODOP entries.[4]
On WhatsApp: Rate answers to growers who ask · Weighment and payment notes · Dispatch notes to buyers
- 03
Transporters and freight agents
The Samruddhi Mahamarg reaches Karanja taluka, and state highways run to Amravati, Nagpur and Yavatmal.[3]
On WhatsApp: Load and freight replies · Lorry and driver details · Delivery confirmations
- 04
Cabs to the airports
The district sends flyers to Nanded or Amravati, so an early flight starts with a booked car.[3]
On WhatsApp: Fare replies · Pickup reminder the evening before · Driver name and vehicle number
Language
A Karanja booking confirmation in three template languages
Marathi for most guests and growers, Hindi for pilgrims and buyers from outside Maharashtra, English for invoices. Each version is approved by Meta on its own.
Replies need no template, so the front desk answers a pilgrim from Indore in Hindi and a grower from the taluka in Marathi on the same number. InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
Template language
Marathi template (mr). Example text written for this page; your own templates go through Meta’s review.
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a Karanja lodge or trader pays 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 guest or grower, ₹0.19 for a booking, weighment or dispatch note, ₹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
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 Karanja · 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 pilgrim from Nagpur and a buyer in Mumbai on Indian numbers cost the same India rate as a grower in the taluka. Invoices are in rupees and carry your Maharashtra GSTIN.
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What a Karanja business runs on InfiQ
Matched to the three columns of the matrix.
- Shared team inbox
Front-desk staff at a lodge, or the yard and office at a trading firm, answer the same number, with notes on each guest's booking or each grower's lot.
- Template manager and library
Write the booking, weighment and dispatch templates once in Marathi, add Hindi and English versions, and submit each for Meta's approval.
- Consent records and opt-out enforcement
The third column depends on a yes: InfiQ records each guest's or grower's opt-in with its date and source and enforces STOP on every later send.
Nearby
City pages around Karanja
Neighbouring markets in Washim, Akola, Amravati and Yavatmal districts, on the map.
Washim, the district headquarters, has its own page about its soybean firms and the pilgrims bound for Shirpur Jain and Pohradevi; this one stays with Karanja's Guru Mandir, its traders and its roads. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Karanja teams
Questions Karanja businesses ask
Pilgrims write to our lodge near Karanja's Guru Mandir, the Shri Gurudatta Temple, before a weekend visit. Do our replies about rooms need templates?+
Families visiting Karanja's Digambar Jain temples book our guest house from other states. Can their booking confirmation go in Hindi?+
Soybean buyers in Amravati and Nagpur ask our Karanja trading firm when their lorry will arrive. Can the lorry number and driver go on WhatsApp?+
Our transport firm in Karanja taluka got a list of numbers from a broker on the Samruddhi Mahamarg route. Can we send them our freight rates?+
Can our Karanja shop send festival offers to everyone who has bought from us over the years?+
We drive passengers from Karanja to Nanded and Amravati airports for early flights. What does the pickup reminder the evening before cost?+
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Washim district: official website · District Administration, Washim · read 2026-10-21
- [2]Tourist places · District Administration, Washim · read 2026-10-21
- [3]How to reach · District Administration, Washim · read 2026-10-21
- [4]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-21
- [5]Karanja Lad (general history only) · Wikipedia · read 2026-10-21
- [6]WhatsApp Business Platform: pricing · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
- [7]Message templates: supported languages · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
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