Nagaland · 25.7° N, 94.1° E
WhatsApp Business API for Kohima's homestays, pickle makers and colleges
Every December the state's ten-day Hornbill Festival brings visitors up the 74 km from Dimapur. For a Kohima homestay, each booking is a small state machine: asked, quoted, held, paid, reminded, arrived.
- State
- Nagaland (state capital)
- Seat of administration
- Headquarters of the Naga Hills District from 1879[1]
- District area
- 1,463 sq km[1]
- Hornbill Festival
- Ten days each December; 1–10 December in 2026[4]
- Nearest airport and railhead
- Dimapur, about 74 km[3]
- ODOP products
- Pickle; Naga chilli[6]
- Templates
- English and Hindi
For Kohima's homestays and tour operators, pickle and Naga chilli makers, colleges, hostels and clinics: how a Hornbill booking moves from a guest's question to check-in on WhatsApp, which steps need a template, why templates go in English or Hindi, and what each message costs in rupees.
Kohima in nine lines
From the Kohima district administration, Nagaland's tourism department, IBEF and Invest India.
Kohima district covers 1,463 sq km, bordered by Assam and Dimapur to the west, Phek to the east, Manipur and Peren to the south and Wokha to the north.[1]
The district site lists a population of 2,67,988 and a literacy rate of 85.23%, in 58 villages, 5 rural development blocks and one municipality.[1]
Kohima was the first seat of modern administration in the region, as headquarters of the Naga Hills District after G.H. Damant became Political Officer in 1879.[1]
The Hornbill Festival, conceptualised in 2000, is a ten-day annual event run by the state government to show Nagaland's cultural heritage; the 2026 edition runs 1–10 December.[4]
The tourism department describes the Kohima War Cemetery, remembered for the Battle of the Tennis Court, as a memorial to those who died in the Battle of Kohima in the Second World War.[4]
Kisama Heritage Village lies 12 km from Kohima on National Highway 39; the district also lists Touphema tourist village.[2]
Dimapur's airport and railway station, about 74 km away, are the nearest; IBEF reports that tunnel work on the Dimapur–Kohima rail line began in March 2024.[3],[5]
Nagaland's first medical college, NIMSR, was inaugurated in Kohima on 14 October 2023 with 100 MBBS seats.[5]
Invest India's ODOP list gives Kohima pickle as its product, with the Naga chilli second.[6]
See it work
A Hornbill booking, state by state
A visitor from Guwahati writes to a Kohima homestay in October about rooms for the festival. Follow the booking through its states, or switch to the paths where the hold lapses or the guest cancels.
The states are a homestay's own, but the line between them is Meta's: anything the host sends while the guest is writing is a reply, charged at the service rate; anything the host starts later is a template. A booking made in October and reminded in December crosses that line several times.
Writing the confirmation, the reminder, the lapse note and the cancellation note once, and having each approved before the season, is most of the work. The 24-hour service window explains the rule in full.
One homestay booking for Hornbill week
- Asked to Quoted: Host replies in the window
- Quoted to Held: Guest asks to hold
- Held to Confirmed: Advance paid
- Held to Hold lapsed: No advance by the deadline
- Confirmed to Reminded: Day before arrival
- Confirmed to Cancelled: Guest cancels
- Reminded to Checked in: Guest reaches Kohima
- Asked
- Quoted
- Held
- Confirmed
- Reminded
- Checked in
Step 6 of 6 · end of walk
Checked in
The guest arrives; questions during the stay are answered freely because the guest writes first.
Arrived from Reminded via Guest reaches Kohima.
Can move to
Nothing — this is a final state.
Happy path, step 6 of 6: Checked in (via Guest reaches Kohima). The guest arrives; questions during the stay are answered freely because the guest writes first.
Industries
Who in Kohima starts first
Four kinds of business in the capital, and the messages each sends.
- 01
- 02
Pickle and Naga chilli makers
Pickle and the Naga chilli are Kohima's ODOP products, often sold to buyers in other states who order once and come back.[6]
On WhatsApp: Order confirmation · Shipping and delivery updates · New-batch notice to opted-in buyers
- 03
- 04
Clinics and shops
Patients and customers come to the capital from the district's villages and from neighbouring districts.
On WhatsApp: Appointment reminders · Report-ready notices · Order-ready alerts
English templates, replies in whatever the guest writes
The district site lists English and Hindi, and both are Meta template languages. Nagamese and the Naga languages are not.
Inside the 24-hour window your staff can reply in Nagamese, Angami or any language the customer uses; only templates are limited to Meta's list. InfiQ's own support team works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| English (India) | en_IN | Most Kohima templates: bookings, orders, fees |
| English | en | Guests and buyers abroad |
| Hindi | hi | Visitors and buyers from northern states |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a Hornbill season costs a Kohima homestay
A plan from ₹999 a month, then each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.19 for a confirmation or reminder, ₹0.94 for an offer, ₹0.14 for a passcode and ₹0.145 for a reply.
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 Kohima · 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. Guests on foreign numbers are billed at the rate for their country code, published in rupees on the pricing page. Invoices go to your Nagaland GSTIN.
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What a Kohima business runs on InfiQ
Matched to the booking states above.
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.
Write the confirmation, reminder, lapse and cancellation templates once and have them approved before Hornbill bookings open.
Learn moreShared team inbox
The host, the driver and whoever handles payments answer one number through the festival, with each guest's thread in one place.
Published per-market rates
War Cemetery visitors and Hornbill guests from abroad are billed at their country's published rate in rupees, known before you send.
Integrations over the API
A pickle maker selling through Shopify or WooCommerce can send order and shipping templates through InfiQ's API and webhooks.
Nearby
Kohima's neighbours in the north-east
City pages for the nearest markets, nearest first.
Most of Kohima's visitors and buyers pass through these cities; each page looks at its own city's trades. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Kohima teams
Questions Kohima businesses ask
- Q1
Our homestay near Kisama fills up for the Hornbill Festival. Can we confirm bookings and send the Dimapur pickup time on WhatsApp?
Yes. The booking confirmation and the day-before pickup reminder are utility templates at ₹0.19 per delivered message, sent to guests who booked and agreed to updates. Questions the guest asks along the way are answered freely within 24 hours of each message, at ₹0.145 per reply.
- Q2
We make Naga chilli pickle in Kohima and ship to buyers in Delhi and Bengaluru. Can buyers get shipping updates?
Yes. A shipping update with the courier and tracking number is a utility template at ₹0.19. If you sell through Shopify or WooCommerce, the update can be sent automatically through InfiQ's API and webhooks. A new-batch announcement is marketing and needs the buyer's opt-in.
- Q3
Guests often write to us in Nagamese. Can our templates be in Nagamese?
No. Nagamese is not on Meta's list of template languages, so templates go in English (en_IN or en) or Hindi (hi). Replies are not limited: inside the 24-hour window your staff can answer in Nagamese or any language the guest writes in.
- Q4
Students at Kohima's colleges ask our hostel about rooms before each term. Can the warden and the office answer the same number?
Yes. The shared team inbox gives 10 users on Lite and 25 on Growth, with transfers and private notes. A room confirmation or fee reminder sent later is a utility template; parents who opted in can receive it too, at ₹0.19 per delivered message.
- Q5
Visitors from the UK book our guided walks to the Kohima War Cemetery. What does a WhatsApp message to a UK number cost?
Meta charges by the recipient's country code, so a message to a +44 number is billed at InfiQ's published rate for the United Kingdom, shown in rupees on the pricing page. Your plan and invoice stay in rupees with GST, whichever country your guests are in.
- Q6
Patients come to our clinic in Kohima from Phek and Peren. Do WhatsApp reminders need DLT registration like our SMS?
No. TRAI's DLT and DND rules apply to commercial SMS and calls on telecom networks, not to WhatsApp. WhatsApp has its own rules: the patient's opt-in, Meta-approved templates and quality ratings. The India guide explains what the DPDP Act adds from May 2027.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Kohima district: official website · District Administration, Kohima · read 2026-10-20
- [2]Tourist places (Kisama, Touphema) · District Administration, Kohima · read 2026-10-20
- [3]How to Reach · District Administration, Kohima · read 2026-10-20
- [4]Nagaland Tourism: Hornbill Festival, Kohima War Cemetery · Department of Tourism, Government of Nagaland · read 2026-10-20
- [5]Nagaland: state profile (updated July 2026) · India Brand Equity Foundation · read 2026-10-20
- [6]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-20
Have Kohima's bookings ready before December
Start a 7-day Lite trial, no card needed. Once Meta business verification is complete, your number is usually live in about two hours, in time to have templates approved before the festival.
