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WhatsApp Business API for Narasaraopet's commission shops, dealers and lodges

Narasaraopet became a district headquarters in 2022, the seat of a Palnadu that grows cotton, chillies and tobacco, quarries limestone and makes cement. Its farmers, builders and pilgrims already write to businesses on WhatsApp.

State
Andhra Pradesh
District HQ
Palnadu, since 4 April 2022[2]
Carved from
Guntur district[2]
Kotappakonda
About 13 km south-west[3]
District ODOP
Durgi stone carving, Sattenapalli bedsheets[4]
Templates
Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, English
Billing
₹ with GST to your Andhra Pradesh GSTIN

For Narasaraopet's chilli and cotton commission shops, the cement and slab dealers of the Piduguralla belt, lodges for Kotappakonda's pilgrims and Palnadu's craft units: which WhatsApp messages are replies, which are utility or marketing templates, how Telugu and Urdu fit, and what each costs in rupees.

See it work

Three Narasaraopet trades, five moments, three kinds of message

A commission shop, a cement dealer and a pilgrims' lodge send different messages at the same moments. Select a cell to see which kind of message it is and why.

Read the matrix by row. The first row is free-form: the customer opened the conversation, and the 24-hour service window lets staff answer without a template. The middle rows are utility templates about something the customer already bought or booked. Only the last row is marketing, and it needs a separate yes to offers.

Most Narasaraopet businesses need four or five utility templates and one or two marketing ones. Write them in Telugu first, with Urdu or English versions only where customers read them.

Who starts the message, and what it is billed as

5 / 5
Who starts the message, and what it is billed as. 5 rows by 3 columns. Each cell is a button: activate it to read its note, and use the arrow keys to move between cells.
Chilli and cotton commission shopCement and slab dealerKotappakonda lodge
Customer writes first
Order or booking confirmed
Goods or guests on the way
Money due
Offer or new season

Hover, tap or arrow-key through the cells — a dot in the corner means there is a note.

Offer or new season by Chilli and cotton commission shop

Seed or input schemeMarketing template

Marketing: promotional, so only to farmers who opted in to offers.

Legend — press one to highlight its cells

Green cells are replies inside the 24-hour window after the customer wrote; blue cells are utility templates about an order or booking; orange cells are marketing templates, sent only to people who opted in to offers.

Row 5 of 5. Offer or new season × Chilli and cotton commission shop: Seed or input scheme. Marketing: promotional, so only to farmers who opted in to offers.

Narasaraopet and Palnadu, from the district's pages

From the Palnadu district website, Invest India's ODOP list and IBEF's Andhra Pradesh profile.

Palnadu district was formed on 4 April 2022 out of Guntur district, with its headquarters at Narasaraopet, 3 revenue divisions and 28 mandals.[2]

The district gives Telugu and Urdu as its major languages and recalls the Palnadu War of 1182, a conflict within the Haihaya dynasty.[2]

Its economy is largely agrarian: cotton, chillies, tobacco, paddy and pulses, watered by the Krishna, the Prakasam Barrage and Nagarjuna Sagar.[2]

Limestone, Napa slabs, granite, copper and lead are mined, and cement manufacturing is centred around Piduguralla.[2]

Kotappakonda, the hill shrine of Trikoteswara Swamy about 13 km south-west of Narasaraopet, draws thousands of pilgrims on Sivaratri; the state is adding facilities and a ghat road.[3]

Kondaveedu Fort of the Reddy kings, Ethipothala Falls near Nagarjuna Sagar and the Guttikonda Bilam caves are among the district's landmarks.[2]

Invest India's ODOP list gives Palnadu (Narasaraopeta) four products: Durgi stone carving, Sattenapalli bedsheets, leather puppets and spice products.[4]

IBEF names chillies and cotton among Andhra Pradesh's leading crops.[5]

Industries

Who in Narasaraopet writes to whom

Four kinds of business, from the crops, quarries and shrines on the district's own pages.

  1. 01

    Chilli and cotton commission shops

    Farmers from Vinukonda, Sattenapalle and the other mandals bring their crop to town and wait for the weighing, the bill and the payment.[2],[1]

    On WhatsApp: Replies on when to bring a lot · Weighing slips and bills · Payment-credited notes

  2. 02

    Cement, limestone and slab dealers

    The Piduguralla belt makes cement and quarries Napa slabs and granite for builders, who want delivery days and truck details.[2]

    On WhatsApp: Order and delivery confirmations · Truck and driver details · Payment-due reminders

  3. 03

    Lodges, cars and shops for Kotappakonda

    Thousands come on Sivaratri, and Kondaveedu Fort and Ethipothala Falls bring visitors the rest of the year.[3],[2]

    On WhatsApp: Room and car booking replies · Booking confirmations · Directions and timings

  4. 04

    Craft and textile units

    Durgi stone carving, Sattenapalli bedsheets, leather puppets and spice products, the district's ODOP list, sold to buyers in other towns.[4]

    On WhatsApp: Photo replies to buyers · Order and dispatch notes · New-design news to opted-in buyers

Telugu and Urdu, both template languages

Palnadu lists Telugu and Urdu as its major languages, and Meta approves templates in both. Each language version is approved separately.

Replies inside the 24-hour window can be in any language and need no template. InfiQ's own support team works in English and Hindi.

Meta template languages relevant to Narasaraopet
LanguageMeta codeUse it for
TeluguteFarmers, builders and most local customers
UrduurCustomers in the district who read Urdu
HindihiTransporters and buyers from northern states
English (India)en_INBanks, mills, companies and buyers outside the state

Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR

What a Narasaraopet shop or dealer pays

Plans from ₹999 a month, plus each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.19 for a weighing slip, delivery note or booking confirmation, ₹0.94 for a scheme or new-stock offer, ₹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

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 Narasaraopet · India

InfiQ per-message rates for Narasaraopet in rupees and USD
Category₹ INRUSD
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
Per-message rates by market, effective 1 October 2026
MarketMarketingUtilityAuthenticationService
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
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Nearby

Around Narasaraopet and the Krishna delta

City pages for the nearest markets, nearest first.

Narasaraopet trades with Guntur, Vijayawada and the delta towns; each page looks at its own city's trades, and the India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.

Questions Narasaraopet businesses ask

Our chilli commission shop in Narasaraopet sends farmers the weighing slip and bill. Is that a template, and does the farmer have to agree first?
If the farmer wrote to you within the last 24 hours, the slip can go as a reply at ₹0.145. Otherwise it is a utility template at ₹0.19, sent to farmers who agreed to WhatsApp updates; ask when you take the lot and record the date. Keep it free of offers so it stays utility.
Farmers from Vinukonda and Macherla write to our Narasaraopet shop in Telugu, and some read Urdu. Can our templates be in both?
Yes. Meta approves templates in Telugu (te) and Urdu (ur), and each language version of a template is approved separately. Send each farmer the version he reads. Inside the 24-hour window, staff can reply in any language without a template.
We sell cement from the Piduguralla belt to builders. Can a builder get the truck's departure and the driver's number on WhatsApp?
Yes. A delivery note for an order the builder has placed, with the truck number, the driver's number and the expected arrival, is a utility template at ₹0.19. If the builder replies with a question about unloading, your staff can answer freely for 24 hours, each reply at ₹0.145.
Pilgrims message our lodge for rooms before Sivaratri at Kotappakonda. How do we keep up with the questions on one number?
Put the number on the shared team inbox: 10 users on Lite and 25 on Growth, with transfers, private notes and labels, so the front desk and the owner can split the rush. Every answer to a pilgrim who wrote first is a reply at ₹0.145; the booking confirmation is a utility template.
Our unit makes Durgi stone carvings, one of Palnadu's ODOP products. Can we send photos of a finished piece to a buyer in another state?
Yes. If the buyer wrote in the last 24 hours, send the photos as a reply. If not, a utility template about their order can carry an image, for example the finished carving before it is packed. A catalogue of new pieces sent to past buyers is marketing at ₹0.94 and needs their opt-in.
Our cotton trading firm in Narasaraopet keeps its accounts in Busy. Can payment reminders go out automatically, and which plan do we need?
Yes. InfiQ's Busy integration sends payment reminders on WhatsApp automatically, with no integration fee, each one a utility message at ₹0.19. Lite, at ₹999 a month, is usually enough to start; Growth, ₹2,999 a month, adds the developer API. Begin 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. [1]Palnadu district: official website · District Administration, Palnadu · read 2026-10-20
  2. [2]About District · District Administration, Palnadu · read 2026-10-20
  3. [3]Religious Tourism · District Administration, Palnadu · read 2026-10-20
  4. [4]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-20
  5. [5]Andhra Pradesh: state profile (updated July 2026) · India Brand Equity Foundation · read 2026-10-20

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