Groundnut oil mills and food units
Mills sell tins and bulk oil to dealers across Mahisagar and Panchmahal, who ask for stock, rates and when the truck comes.[3]
- Dispatch notes to dealers
- Payment reminders
- Rate replies to dealers who ask
A business day in Lunavada
WhatsApp Business API for Lunavada's oil mills, papaya buyers and shops
Lunavada became a district headquarters in 2013, and its trade still runs by truck and phone: the narrow-gauge line to Godhra is long gone. Dealers and growers already message the mills; the question is which of those messages a mill may start.
- 06:45
A papaya grower asks the buying agent what time crates are weighed today
- 09:30
The oil mill sends a Khanpur dealer the dispatch note for his tins
- 12:00
A guide confirms a school group's visit to the Raiyoli fossil site
- 17:30
A clinic reminds tomorrow's patients of their appointment slots
- 19:00
The mill's accounts desk sends dealers their payment reminders
For Lunavada's groundnut oil mills and their dealers, papaya buyers and processors, shops, clinics and the guides who take visitors to Raiyoli and Kadana: how the official WhatsApp Business API sorts each message into a reply, a utility note or an offer, which templates to write in Gujarati, and what each costs in rupees.
See it work
Which kind of message is it? A Lunavada mill's three-question test
Before anyone at the mill or the shop presses send, three questions decide whether a message is a free reply, a utility template or an offer that needs the dealer's yes.
Most of what a Lunavada mill sends in a day is utility: the dealer's own dispatch note, the bill, the payment due. Those go to anyone who agreed to order updates. Offers are the narrow branch, and they need a recorded yes.
The 24-hour service window explains the free branch, and the India guide sets out the DPDP Act's consent duties, which apply from 13 May 2027.
Sorting a Lunavada message before it goes
Question 1 · up to 3
Has the dealer, grower or customer written to you in the last 24 hours?
Your answers
None yet — pick an answer to start down the tree.
Path map
Depth 0 of up to 3. Circles are questions, squares are outcomes.
All possible outcomes (4)
Free-form reply, no template
Answer in Gujarati, Hindi or any language while the 24-hour window is open; each reply is charged at InfiQ's India service rate.
Path: “Yes, they asked about tins or a rate”
Utility template
A dispatch note for a dealer in Khanpur or a payment reminder from the accounts desk, approved once in Gujarati and sent at the utility rate.
Path: “No, we are writing first” → “Yes, a dispatch note or a payment due”
Marketing template
The new-season rate list goes to dealers who said yes to offers, at the marketing rate, with STOP honoured automatically.
Path: “No, we are writing first” → “No, it is a new rate list or a festive offer” → “Yes, with a date and source”
Do not send it yet
A number in the ledger is not consent to offers. Ask for the dealer's yes first, at the counter or in a reply, and record when and where.
Path: “No, we are writing first” → “No, it is a new rate list or a festive offer” → “No, we only have their number”
Question 1: Has the dealer, grower or customer written to you in the last 24 hours? 2 options.
Market brief
Lunavada and Mahisagar, from the official pages
From the Mahisagar district website, the Invest India ODOP list and IBEF's Gujarat profile, with the town's history and rail record from the encyclopaedia.
- 01
Mahisagar came into being on 26 January 2013 as Gujarat's 28th district, carved out of Panchmahal and Kheda, and began full operation on 15 August 2013 with Lunavada as its headquarters.[1],[2]
- 02
The district site gives an area of about 2,261 sq km, 8 talukas and 717 villages, and around 9,94,624 people at the 2011 census, with Gujarati as the official language alongside Hindi and English.[1]
- 03
It names groundnut oil and food industries in Lunavada as major sources of employment for farm families from Vadodara, Sabarkantha and Panchmahal (page last updated 2018).[3]
- 04
The ODOP list names papaya food processing as Mahisagar's primary product.[5]
- 05
Raiyoli near Balasinor, where fossil bones of Rajasaurus narmadensis were found, is called one of the most important dinosaur sites in Asia; Kadana is an earthen and masonry dam on the Mahi, and the Kaleshwari monuments stand near Lavana village in Khanpur taluka.[4]
- 06
IBEF puts Gujarat's GSDP for FY27 at Rs 33.24 trillion and lists dairy and agro and food processing among the state's key industries.[6]
- 07
Lunavada was the capital of a princely state ruled by a Solanki branch; the narrow-gauge line from Godhra closed in 2002, and the town has had no railway since.[7]
Gujarati for dealers and growers, Hindi across the Mahi
Meta approves each template once per language. A Lunavada mill or shop writes first in Gujarati, keeps Hindi for drivers and buyers from Rajasthan and other states, and English for banks and processors.
Inside the 24-hour window after someone writes, staff can answer in any language or dialect without a template. InfiQ's own support team works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Gujarati | gu | Dealers, growers, patients and every dispatch note |
| Hindi | hi | Truck drivers and buyers from Rajasthan and the north |
| English (India) | en_IN | Processors' purchase teams, banks and schools booking visits |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a Lunavada mill or shop pays per message
Plans from ₹999 a month, plus each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.19 for a dispatch note or payment reminder, ₹0.94 for a rate list to opted-in dealers, ₹0.14 for a login code 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
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 Lunavada · 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 dealer who writes back about a short delivery is answered at ₹0.145 per reply, not a template rate. Invoices carry your Gujarat GSTIN.
Work out your own monthly cost by message type.
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What a Lunavada business runs on InfiQ
Each branch of the tree, as a product.
- Busy accounting integration
A mill keeping its books in Busy sends dealers payment reminders and bills on WhatsApp automatically, with no integration fee.
- Template manager and library
Draft the Gujarati dispatch note, the weighing-time message and the visit confirmation from the library, and track each through Meta's approval.
- Consent records and opt-out enforcement
The marketing branch only works with a recorded yes: each dealer's opt-in source and time is kept, and STOP is enforced at platform level.
- WhatsApp Coexistence
An owner already answering dealers on the WhatsApp Business app keeps it on the same number while the API runs alongside, within Meta's limits.
Nearby
Around Lunavada, Godhra and the Mahi
City pages for neighbouring markets, nearest first.
Lunavada's oil and produce go by road to the towns on this list; Godhra's page looks at its own trades. The India guide covers the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Lunavada teams
Questions Lunavada businesses ask
- Our groundnut oil mill in Lunavada sells tins to dealers across Mahisagar and Panchmahal. Can each dealer get a dispatch note on WhatsApp?
- Yes, to dealers who agreed to order updates. A note with the dealer's own order, quantity and truck details is a utility template at ₹0.19, approved once in Gujarati. If the dealer writes back about a short delivery, staff can reply freely for 24 hours, each reply at ₹0.145.
- Lunavada has had no railway since the Godhra narrow-gauge line closed, so our goods go by truck. Can drivers get loading slots on WhatsApp?
- Yes, to drivers who agreed to receive them. A loading slot with the gate time and the load is a utility template at ₹0.19; write it in Gujarati and Hindi, since Meta approves each language separately. A driver who replies to report a delay opens a 24-hour window for free answers.
- Papaya buyers around Mahisagar collect from growers' fields. Can the buying agent tell growers the weighing time and send the weight slip?
- Yes. A message about the grower's own crates, the weighing time or the weight and amount paid is a utility template at ₹0.19, as long as it carries no offer. A grower who asks a question back is answered inside the 24-hour window without a template.
- School groups visit the Raiyoli dinosaur fossil site near Balasinor. Can a Lunavada guide confirm the visit and the pickup time on WhatsApp?
- Yes. The confirmation and the pickup time are utility templates sent to the teacher or organiser who booked. With the shared team inbox, the guide and the driver can answer the same number, with transfers and notes when a bus runs late.
- Dealers in Khanpur taluka owe our Lunavada mill for last month's tins. Can Busy send them payment reminders on WhatsApp?
- Yes. InfiQ's native Busy integration sends payment reminders from your Busy data with no integration fee. A reminder about the dealer's own bill and amount due is a utility template at ₹0.19; keep any offer out of it, or Meta treats it as marketing.
- Can a Lunavada mill send its new-season oil rate list to every dealer before Diwali?
- Only to dealers who agreed to receive offers. A rate list sent unasked is a marketing template at ₹0.94, and a number in the sales ledger is not that agreement. Record each dealer's opt-in with its date and source. Start with a 7-day Lite trial, no card needed.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Mahisagar district: official website · District Administration, Mahisagar · read 2026-10-20
- [2]History · District Administration, Mahisagar · read 2026-10-20
- [3]About District · District Administration, Mahisagar · read 2026-10-20
- [4]Tourist Places · District Administration, Mahisagar · read 2026-10-20
- [5]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-20
- [6]Gujarat: state profile (updated July 2026) · India Brand Equity Foundation · read 2026-10-20
- [7]Lunawada (history and rail only) · Wikipedia · read 2026-10-20
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