Telangana
WhatsApp Business API for Mandamarri's grocery shops and suppliers to the mines
Mandamarri has been a municipality since 1952, with Singareni's underground and opencast mines on one side and farms on the other. Most of its shops already talk to customers on WhatsApp; few have made it official.
A Mandamarri business
- Namaskaram. I finish the night shift at 7. Can you keep our monthly rice, dal and oil ready for pickup?
- Namaskaram! Yes. Please send the list and we will pack it at the counter.
- List sent. Same as last month.
- Packed and ready. If you like, we can message you here when next month's order is due.
For Mandamarri's grocery and general shops that serve Singareni's mine families, the paddy traders of its nine villages, the suppliers to the mines and the cabs that take visitors to Gandhari Khilla: the steps from a shop's phone to a verified business number, and what each message costs in rupees.
See it work
One Mandamarri shop, from its phone to a verified business number
A grocery shop has answered customers on the WhatsApp Business app for years. Climb the ladder to see what each step needs, who decides it, and what the shop can send once it is done.
The second rung is the slow one, because it depends on the shop's papers rather than on software. It helps when the shop's trade licence, GST registration and signboard all carry the same name.
Everything above that rung is quick. Once the number is on the API, the counter keeps answering in the same chat, and the templates the shop writes go to Meta for approval before they are sent.
A shop's verification ladder
- Tier 1Tier 1: The shop's phone (below the current tier)WhatsApp Business appWhatsApp Business app
- Tier 2Tier 2: Business verified by Meta (below the current tier)Documents matchDocuments match
- Tier 3Tier 3: Number live on the API (below the current tier)Templates and a shared inboxTemplates and a shared inbox
- Tier 4Tier 4: Official Business Account requested (current)Green tick, if Meta agreesGreen tick, if Meta agrees
Tier 4 · Official Business Account requested
Green tick, if Meta agrees
Why: Suppliers and customers who do not know the shop want to see that the number is the business's own.
InfiQ prepares and submits the request. Meta decides who receives it; a verified business sends templates with or without it.
Move 3 of 3: climbs to tier 4, Official Business Account requested (Green tick, if Meta agrees). Suppliers and customers who do not know the shop want to see that the number is the business's own.
Market brief
Mandamarri in seven lines
From the Mancherial district administration, Singareni Collieries and Invest India's ODOP list; the municipality, villages and park from Wikipedia as background only.
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Mandamarri is a town, municipality and mandal of Mancherial district, which has 18 mandals in two revenue divisions and lists Telugu, Hindi and English as its languages.[1],[5]
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Mandamarri municipality was constituted in 1952 and is a second-grade municipality covering 38.84 sq km.[5]
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Several underground and opencast coal mines around the town are worked by Singareni Collieries Company Limited, and most residents also depend on agriculture.[5]
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Singareni is jointly owned by the Government of Telangana and the Government of India on a 51:49 basis, and runs 17 opencast and 22 underground mines in six districts.[3]
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The mandal has nine villages, among them Mandamarri, Andgulapet, Chirrakunta and Sarangapalle, and its listed park is Singareni Green Park.[5]
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Gandhari Khilla, or Gandhari Kota, is a hill fort near Bokkalagutta in Mandamarri mandal, on the district's list of tourist places.[2]
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Paddy is the district's major crop, and Invest India's ODOP list names mango for Mancherial district.[1],[4]
Industries
Who in Mandamarri answers on WhatsApp
Four businesses that follow from the mines, the farms and the fort.
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Grocery and general shops in a mining town
Singareni's mines are on the town's doorstep, and a worker coming off a shift may message an order rather than queue at the counter.[5]
On WhatsApp: Stock and price replies · Monthly-order reminders for customers who asked · Order-ready notes
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Cabs and guides to Gandhari Khilla
The hill fort near Bokkalagutta is on Mancherial district's list of tourist places.[2]
On WhatsApp: Route and fare replies · Pickup confirmation · Return-trip reminder
Telugu at the counter, Hindi and English beside it
Mancherial district lists Telugu, Hindi and English, and a Mandamarri shop may need all three on the same day.
Meta does not translate templates: the shop writes the Telugu, Hindi and English versions itself, and each is approved separately under the same template name. Replies need no template; InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Telugu | te | Most customers, farmers and mine families |
| Hindi | hi | Workers and contractors from other states |
| English (India) | en_IN | Invoices, suppliers and purchase offices |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a Mandamarri shop's month costs 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 customer, ₹0.19 for an order, reminder or payment 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 Mandamarri · 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. Verification and going live carry no message charge; the rates start with the first delivered message. Invoices are in rupees with GST to your Telangana GSTIN.
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What a Mandamarri business runs on InfiQ
Matched to the rungs of the verification ladder.
- Guided onboarding
InfiQ guides Meta business verification, number registration and display-name approval; with verification done, a number is typically live in about two hours.
InfiQ guides Meta business verification, number registration and display-name approval, the slowest rungs for a shop with paper licences.
- WhatsApp Coexistence
Keep using the WhatsApp Business app on the same number while the API runs alongside it, within Meta's coexistence limits.
The counter's WhatsApp Business app keeps working on the same number, so regulars do not have to save a new one.
- Green tick application support
InfiQ prepares and submits the Official Business Account (green tick) request. Meta decides who receives it.
For a supplier dealing with contractors who do not know it, InfiQ prepares and submits the Official Business Account request; Meta decides.
- Consent records and opt-out enforcement
Each contact's opt-in source and time are recorded, STOP replies are enforced at platform level (even against later imports), and the audit trail exports.
Customers who ask for order reminders are recorded with the date and source of their yes, and STOP is enforced.
Nearby
City pages near Mandamarri
The nearest markets on the coal belt and the Godavari.
Mancherial, the district headquarters, and Bellampalli, the other coal town, each have their own page; this one stays with Mandamarri's shops, villages, suppliers and the fort. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Mandamarri teams
Questions Mandamarri businesses ask
- Mine families in Mandamarri ask our grocery shop to keep a monthly order ready. Can we send a reminder when the next one is due?
- Yes, to customers who set up a standing monthly order and asked for the reminder. A reminder tied to that order is a utility template at ₹0.19, with the order list and the due date as variables. Record each customer's yes with its date; InfiQ stores it and enforces STOP if they change their mind.
- The board outside our Mandamarri shop is in Telugu. What name will customers see on our WhatsApp number?
- The display name you submit, which Meta approves during setup and which should match the business name on your documents. InfiQ guides that approval along with verification and number registration; the name can be written the way your customers know it.
- Visitors ask our Mandamarri cab service about the trip to Gandhari Khilla near Bokkalagutta. Are those answers charged?
- Each reply is charged at ₹0.145 on InfiQ and needs no template while the visitor's 24-hour window is open. A pickup confirmation sent after the window has closed must be an approved utility template at ₹0.19.
- We buy paddy from farmers in Andgulapet and Sarangapalle. Can each farmer get the weighment slip and payment note on WhatsApp?
- Yes. A weighment slip or payment note for a lot the farmer sold you is a utility template at ₹0.19, written once in Telugu and approved. A general rate offer to every farmer is marketing at ₹0.94, for farmers who opted in.
- Our Mandamarri supply firm works with Singareni contractors who want to know they are dealing with us. Can we get the green tick?
- InfiQ prepares and submits the Official Business Account request for you, but Meta alone decides who receives the green tick. A verified business with an approved display name can send templates and run the shared inbox with or without it.
- Our snack stall near Singareni Green Park in Mandamarri wants to tell regulars about a new menu. Is that allowed on WhatsApp?
- Only to regulars who agreed to hear from you. A new-menu message is a marketing template at ₹0.94, sent to customers whose opt-in is recorded with its date and source. Anyone who writes to ask about the menu gets replies at ₹0.145.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Mancherial district: official website · District Administration, Mancherial · read 2026-10-21
- [2]Tourist places · District Administration, Mancherial · read 2026-10-21
- [3]About us · The Singareni Collieries Company Limited · read 2026-10-21
- [4]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-21
- [5]Mandamarri (general history only) · Wikipedia · read 2026-10-21
- [6]WhatsApp Business Platform: pricing · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
- [7]WhatsApp Business Management API: message templates · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
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