Uttar Pradesh · Updated 2026-10-20
In Lalitpur, the city of dams and temples, one textile counter can hear from a bride's family and a school office within the same hour.
Lalitpur's ODOP list runs from zari silk sarees to school dress, so one textile house can hear from a bride's family and a school office in the same hour. The question is who on the team answers which chat.
For Lalitpur's zari silk saree weavers and sellers, its school-dress, garment and hosiery units, food processors and the dharamshalas that host Jain pilgrims: how a team shares one WhatsApp number on the official API, which messages need a Hindi template, and what each costs in rupees.
See it work
A Lalitpur house sells zari silk sarees, school uniforms and hosiery on one WhatsApp number. Pick a strategy to see how the morning's chats are split between the counter, the uniform desk, accounts and the owner.
Skills routing keeps the bride's family with the saree counter and the school with the uniform desk. Sticky routing sends the school's second message back to the person who took its first, which matters when a size chart follows an order for 200 sets.
Whoever answers, the rules are the same: replies within 24 hours of the customer's message cost the service rate, and anything sent after a longer silence needs an approved template. The 24-hour service window explains it.
Only agents with the required skill are eligible; the least busy of them wins.
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Conversation 6 of 6 · Skills-based
Same school asks for the size chart(needs uniforms)goes toWaiting queue
Skills: every uniforms agent (Uniform desk and Owner) is full, so it waits rather than go to someone without uniforms.
Saree counter
1 of 3 open
Uniform desk
2 of 2 open
Accounts
1 of 2 open
Owner
1 of 1 open
Waiting · 1
| Strategy | Routed | Waiting | Skill mismatches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skills-based | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Least busy | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Round-robin | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Sticky | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Conversation 6 of 6, Same school asks for the size chart: Skills: every uniforms agent (Uniform desk and Owner) is full, so it waits rather than go to someone without uniforms.
Market brief
From the Lalitpur district administration, Uttar Pradesh's ODOP portal, Invest India's ODOP list and IBEF's state profile.
The district administration calls Lalitpur the city of dams and temples. The district covers 5,039 sq km, with one municipality and three nagar panchayats, and lists Hindi, Urdu and English as its languages.[1]
Lalitpur was part of the kingdom of Chanderi, founded in the 17th century by Bundela Rajputs descended from Rudra Pratap Singh of Orchha. In 1861 the land west of the Betwa, Chanderi with it, went to Gwalior state, and the rest was named Lalitpur district.[1]
It was part of Jhansi district from 1891 to 1974, when it became a district again.[1]
Deogarh is known for its Gupta-era Dashavatara temple and ancient Jain temples; Pali has the Chandela-period Nilkanteshwar temple, and Pavagiri and Seronji are Jain pilgrimage sites.[1]
Invest India's One District One Product list names zari silk sarees, food processing and school dress (readymade garments and hosiery) for Lalitpur.[4]
The state's ODOP portal describes the sarees as silk with metallic zari embroidery and ornamental patterns for ceremonial and festive wear, garments as a growing labour-intensive sector, and hosiery as innerwear, socks and everyday apparel.[3]
By road Lalitpur is 96 km from Jhansi, 110 km from Sagar, 198 km from Gwalior and 245 km from Bhopal; the nearest airports, Gwalior and Bhopal, are about four and five hours away.[2]
Uttar Pradesh has over 65,000 operational food processing units employing 2.5 lakh people.[5]
Four kinds of business in the town and district, and the messages each sends most.
Silk with metallic zari work for ceremonial and festive wear, sold to families in many parts of India who choose from photos.[3],[4]
Stitching, tailoring and finishing for schools and shops, with knitted innerwear and socks beside them.[3],[4]
The district's agro-based ODOP entry, adding value to farm produce in a state with over 65,000 food processing units.[3],[5]
Deogarh, Pavagiri and Seronji draw pilgrims who book rooms and cars before they travel.[1]
Lalitpur lists Hindi, Urdu and English, and Meta approves templates in each. Approve each template once per language.
Replies inside the 24 hours after a customer writes can be in any language your staff write, with no template needed. InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | hi | Families, schools, shops and pilgrims across Bundelkhand |
| Urdu | ur | For customers who prefer to read Urdu |
| English (India) | en_IN | School offices, buyers in other states and invoices |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
A plan from ₹999 a month, then each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.145 for each reply to a family, school or shop, ₹0.19 for a delivery-date or order-ready note, ₹0.94 for a festive collection to opted-in buyers and ₹0.14 for a login passcode.
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 Lalitpur · India
| Category | ₹ INR | USD |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | ₹0.9435 | $0.0099 |
| Utility | ₹0.1941 | $0.0020 |
| Authentication | ₹0.1402 | $0.0015 |
| Service | ₹0.1450 | $0.0015 |
| 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. Lite includes 10 inbox users and Growth 25, so a counter, a uniform desk, accounts and the owner fit on either plan. Invoices are in rupees and carry your Uttar Pradesh GSTIN.
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Matched to the router above.
The saree counter, the uniform desk, accounts and the owner work one number, transferring chats with labels and private notes so nobody answers the same school twice.
Approve delivery-date, order-ready and pilgrim booking notes once in Hindi and English, and add Urdu where your customers read it.
Units that keep accounts in Busy can send invoices and payment reminders on WhatsApp through InfiQ's native integration.
Nearby
City pages for neighbouring markets in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, nearest first.
The towns around Lalitpur have pages about their own trades; this one stays with Lalitpur's looms, uniforms and pilgrim stays. The India guide covers DPDP consent, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Question: A school in Jhansi orders 200 uniform sets from our Lalitpur unit on the same number our saree counter uses. Can the chat go to the uniform desk?
Answer: Yes. In the shared inbox a manager or agent transfers the chat to the uniform desk and labels it, and the whole history goes with it. Lite gives 10 users and Growth 25, with private notes so the desk can see what the counter already told the school.
Question: Families ask our Lalitpur house for festive zari silk sarees late in the evening. Can we send close-ups of the zari work the next morning?
Answer: Yes, if the photos go within 24 hours of the family's last message. Inside that window close-ups, videos and prices are ordinary replies at ₹0.145 each, and any new message from the family restarts the 24 hours.
Question: Our school-dress unit, one of Lalitpur's ODOP trades, sends each school a delivery date for its uniform order. Is that a utility message?
Answer: Yes. A delivery date on an order the school has placed is a utility template at ₹0.19, approved once in Hindi or English with the order number, sets and date as variables. A size chart sent because the school asked is a service reply.
Question: Our hosiery unit in Lalitpur sells socks and innerwear to shops in Sagar and Jhansi. Can we send them new rates every month?
Answer: Only to shops that opted in to offers from you, as an approved marketing template at ₹0.94. Record each opt-in with its date and source. A shop that asks for the rate itself can be answered at the service rate, with no template.
Question: Jain pilgrims ask our dharamshala about rooms for Deogarh, Pavagiri and Seronji. Can we confirm their stay on WhatsApp?
Answer: Yes. Answer the enquiry in free form while the pilgrims are writing, then send the dates, rooms and directions as a utility template for the booking. A day-before reminder with the pickup time is another utility template.
Question: The Lalitpur district lists Urdu beside Hindi. Can our WhatsApp templates be written in Urdu?
Answer: Yes. Urdu is a Meta template language, so any template can be approved in Urdu as well as Hindi and English, once per language. Most businesses start with Hindi and add Urdu for the customers who read it.
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
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