Rice mills and paddy traders
The district calls itself the Rice Bowl of Karnataka, and growers, retailers and accounts all reach a mill on one number.[1]
- Paddy and rate questions routed to desks
- Weighment and dispatch notes
- Payment notes to growers
Karnataka · 15.3° N, 76.2° E
WhatsApp Business API for Koppal's rice mills, Kinnal craft and travel desks
Koppal was Kopana Nagara in the ninth-century Kavirajamarga and became a district of its own only in 1998. Its rice mills now take paddy, orders and payment questions on the same phone.
For the rice mills and traders of a district that calls itself the Rice Bowl of Karnataka, the Kinnal toy makers behind its ODOP entry, and the lodges and travel desks busy at Gavimath Jatre and on the road to Anegundi: how one WhatsApp number sends each chat to the right desk, and what each message costs.
See it work
One Koppal rice mill's number, three desks
Growers in Gangavathi taluk write about paddy, retailers ask for rates, and a kitchen preparing for the Jatre wants rice in bulk, all on the same number. Pick a routing rule and watch where each chat goes.
With skills routing, a grower's lot goes to the paddy desk and a payment question to accounts, and nobody has to forward screenshots. Sticky routing keeps a grower with the person who weighed his last lot.
Every answer here is a reply to a chat the customer opened, at the service rate, in Kannada or whatever the customer wrote in. Only the payment note sent days later, after the window has closed, needs an approved template.
Routing a rice mill's WhatsApp chats
6 / 6
Only agents with the required skill are eligible; the least busy of them wins.
Incoming · 0 left
- All 6 conversations have been routed.
Conversation 6 of 6 · Skills-based
Grower: moisture check before loading(needs paddy)goes toPaddy buying
Skills: needs paddy, and only Paddy buying has it.
Paddy buying
2 of 3 open
- paddy
- Grower: lot ready to weigh, Gangavathi talukneeds paddy
- Grower: moisture check before loadingneeds paddy
Rice sales
2 of 4 open
- sales
- Retailer: this week's rate per bagneeds sales
- Jatre kitchen: bulk order for the fairneeds sales
- Full
Accounts
2 of 2 open
- accounts
- Grower: when will last week's payment come?needs accounts
- Hotel: copy of the invoiceneeds accounts
Waiting · 0
- Nobody waiting: every conversation found an agent.
| Strategy | Routed | Waiting | Skill mismatches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skills-based | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Least busy | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Round-robin | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Sticky | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Conversation 6 of 6, Grower: moisture check before loading: Skills: needs paddy, and only Paddy buying has it.
Koppal in eight lines
From the Koppal district administration, Invest India's ODOP list and IBEF's Karnataka profile.
The district was once called Kopana Nagara and is named 'Viditha Maha Kopana Nagara' in the Kavirajamarga of King Nrupathunga's time (814–878 AD); it was known as Jainkashi as Jainism gained ground here.[2]
Until 1 April 1998 Koppal was part of Raichur district in the Gulbarga revenue division; Hyderabad-Karnataka gained independence from the Nizam on 18 September 1948.[2]
The district covers 5,570 sq km with 629 villages and 7 blocks, lists Kannada and Hindi as its languages, and titles itself the Rice Bowl of Karnataka.[1]
Invest India's ODOP list (V33) names Kinhal toys for Koppala district; the district's handicraft page says Kinnal is famous for toys and religious idols made in lightweight wood by artisans called chitragara.[6],[3]
Gavimath, one of the region's most significant Lingayat monasteries, stands on a hill on the southern side of the city and holds its Jatre Mahotsava every year on Pushya Bahula Bidige.[5],[4]
Anegundi, in Gangavathi taluk on the left bank of the Tungabhadra, was the first capital of the Vijayanagara dynasty.[1],[4]
The district's places to visit include Hulikere lake 2 km from the city, Sanapur dam and lake on the Gangavathi–Munirabad road, the Venkatapati stepwell at Kanakagiri and the megalithic burial site at Hirebenkal.[4]
IBEF's Karnataka profile records Sumitomo Corporation's plan, announced in September 2025, for a steel plant in Koppal.[7]
Who in Koppal starts first
Four businesses that follow from the rice fields, the craft, the monastery and the road to Anegundi.
Kinnal toy and idol makers
Kinhal toys are the district's ODOP product, made by chitragara artisans in lightweight wood.[6],[3]
- Photos of each piece in reply
- Order and courier notes
- New-piece notes to buyers who opted in
Lodges and kitchens at Gavimath Jatre
The Jatre Mahotsava on Pushya Bahula Bidige brings devotees to the monastery on the hill south of the city every year.[5]
- Room and timing answers
- Booking confirmations
- Bulk-order notes from suppliers
Travel desks and cabs
Visitors head for Anegundi, Sanapur lake, Kanakagiri's stepwell and the Hirebenkal megaliths.[4]
- Route and fare replies
- Pickup reminders the night before
- Driver and vehicle details
Kannada and Hindi, as the district lists them
Both of Koppal's listed languages are Meta template languages, and English (India) covers invoices.
Each language version of a template is approved by Meta separately. Replies need no approval, so the paddy desk answers in Kannada and the sales desk in Hindi when a buyer writes in it; InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Kannada | kn | Growers, retailers, devotees and most customers |
| Hindi | hi | Buyers, drivers and visitors from outside Karnataka |
| English (India) | en_IN | Invoices, weighment slips and craft buyers' offices |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a Koppal rice mill's season costs to message
Lite at ₹999 a month with 10 inbox users, or Growth at ₹2,999 with 25, then each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.145 for every reply a desk sends, ₹0.19 for a weighment, dispatch or payment note, ₹0.94 for an offer to buyers 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 Koppal · 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 retailer in Ballari and a buyer in Hyderabad on Indian numbers cost the same India rate. Invoices are in rupees and carry your Karnataka GSTIN.
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What a Koppal business runs on InfiQ
Matched to the router above.
- 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.
Paddy, sales and accounts desks answer one number, with transfers, private notes on each grower's lot and canned replies in Kannada.
- Busy accounting integration
A native integration with Busy accounting software: 25 document types and automatic payment reminders on WhatsApp, with no integration fee.
Mills and traders that bill in Busy send invoices and automatic payment reminders on WhatsApp, with no integration fee.
- 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 weighment, dispatch and Jatre booking templates once in Kannada and Hindi, submit them for Meta's approval and reuse them every season.
Nearby
City pages around Koppal
Neighbouring markets along the Tungabhadra, on the map.
Koppal's paddy and its visitors move between several of these towns; each page looks at its own trades. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Koppal teams
Questions Koppal businesses ask
- Growers in Gangavathi taluk message our Koppal rice mill about paddy while retailers ask for rates on the same number. Can each chat reach the right desk?
- Yes. InfiQ's shared inbox lets the paddy, sales and accounts desks work one number, and routing by skill sends a grower's lot to the paddy desk and a rate question to sales. Every answer to a chat the customer started is a reply at ₹0.145.
- Devotees book our Koppal lodge for Gavimath Jatre on Pushya Bahula Bidige. Can we confirm rooms on WhatsApp?
- Yes. A confirmation for a room the devotee booked is a utility template at ₹0.19, with the dates and the booking number as variables, approved in Kannada or Hindi. Questions they send afterwards about timings or the walk up the hill are replies at ₹0.145.
- Our Kinnal craft society sends buyers outside Koppal close-up photos of each toy and idol. Do those photos need approval?
- No. When a buyer writes to ask about a piece, every photo and answer for the next 24 hours is a reply at ₹0.145, with no template. Only the packing or courier note you send days later, after the window closes, has to be an approved utility template.
- Visitors ask our Koppal cab service about the drive to Anegundi and the Hirebenkal megalithic site. Is our answer marketing?
- No. The visitor asked, so the route, the fare and the timing are replies at ₹0.145 each. If they book and you send the driver's name and vehicle number the evening before, that is a utility template at ₹0.19.
- Our Koppal travel desk takes families to Sanapur dam and lake on the Gangavathi–Munirabad road. Can we send last year's customers a monsoon offer?
- Only the families who agreed to hear offers from you. An offer sent unasked is a marketing template at ₹0.94, sent to people whose opt-in is recorded with its date and source. A reminder about a trip they booked is utility at ₹0.19.
- Koppal's district office lists Kannada and Hindi. Should our rice mill's payment note go in both?
- Write it in the language each grower reads. Kannada (kn) and Hindi (hi) are both Meta template languages; the same template name holds both versions, and each is approved on its own. Send each grower the version they prefer at ₹0.19.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Koppal district: official website · District Administration, Koppal · read 2026-10-21
- [2]History · District Administration, Koppal · read 2026-10-21
- [3]Handicraft · District Administration, Koppal · read 2026-10-21
- [4]Tourist places · District Administration, Koppal · read 2026-10-21
- [5]Gavimatha, Koppal · District Administration, Koppal · read 2026-10-21
- [6]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-21
- [7]Karnataka: state profile · India Brand Equity Foundation · read 2026-10-21
- [8]WhatsApp Business Platform: pricing · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
- [9]WhatsApp Business Management API: message templates · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
Give every desk at your Koppal mill the same number
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