Bihar · 24.9° N, 85.5° E
WhatsApp Business API for Nawada's paan traders, weavers and mills
Nawada sends betel leaf and silk out of a district its own site calls mostly rainfed farmland. Buyers in Bhagalpur and beyond already message the weavers; sending them a proper dispatch note takes a few things in place first.
For Nawada's Magahi paan growers and traders, the silk weavers of Kadirganj, its rice mills and stone-chip factories, and the guest houses on the way to Kakolat: what a business needs in place before its first WhatsApp template, why templates go in Hindi, and what each message costs in rupees.
See it work
Before a Kadirganj silk unit sends its first dispatch note
A small silk unit at Kadirganj wants to tell its Bhagalpur traders on WhatsApp when the cloth has left. Tick through what has to be in place first; the required items are Meta's rules, the rest make the work easier.
None of this is needed to answer a trader who writes first: those replies are free-form for 24 hours, as the 24-hour service window explains. The checklist is for messages the unit starts.
The trader's recorded yes is the item most often skipped and the one that matters most. The India guide covers consent under the DPDP Act.
A Nawada silk unit's checklist for its first template
7/7
ticked
- Required
- 5 / 5
- Optional
- 2 / 2
Ready to send the first dispatch note to Bhagalpur
Every item ticked.
Ready to send the first dispatch note to Bhagalpur. 7 of 7 ticked.
Market brief
Nawada in ten lines
From the Nawada district website's home, about, economy and tourism pages, Invest India's ODOP list and IBEF's Bihar profile.
- 01
Nawada was set up as a subdivision of Gaya district in 1845 and became a separate district on 26 January 1973; its name may come from Nau-abad, the new town.[1]
- 02
It covers 2,494 sq km with 14 blocks and 4 municipalities.[1]
- 03
The Khuri river divides the district in two; Shringi Rishi hill, about 2,300 feet, stands near Rajauli, and the Tarkol reservoir irrigates the land around it.[2]
- 04
The district says 78% of its people depend on agriculture, mostly rainfed farming, with animal husbandry and casual labour.[3]
- 05
It has no large industries; its base is small and medium enterprises, several stone-chip factories and rice mills.[3]
- 06
Kadirganj, 6 km from Nawada, has a long-established silk industry, with artisans cleaning and weaving silk and trade links with Bhagalpur.[3]
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A Krishi Vigyan Kendra set up by ICAR works at Sokhodeora, where Jayaprakash Narayan founded the Sarvodaya Ashram, inaugurated by Dr Rajendra Prasad.[3],[4]
- 08
Kakolat waterfall lies 24 km from town in the hills of the Ektara forest, Govindpur block; the Hariya sun temple is in Nardiganj block.[4],[2]
- 09
Magahi paan (betel vine) and handloom are Nawada's entries on Invest India's ODOP list.[5]
- 10
IBEF names food processing among Bihar's fastest-growing industries.[6]
Industries
Who in Nawada writes to whom
Four kinds of business, from the district's economy page and the ODOP list.
- 01
Magahi paan growers and traders
Betel leaf is Nawada's first ODOP entry. It travels to buyers beyond the district and does not keep, so the buyer wants to know the day it leaves.[5]
On WhatsApp: Same-day dispatch notes · Rate replies to buyers who ask · Payment reminders
- 02
Kadirganj silk weavers
Artisans 6 km from town clean and weave silk and sell to traders in Bhagalpur, who order bundles and ask after them on the phone.[3]
On WhatsApp: Dispatch notes to Bhagalpur traders · Sample photos on request · Dues reminders
- 03
Rice mills and stone-chip factories
The district's own industrial base: mills selling to retailers, and stone-chip units sending trucks to contractors' sites.[3]
On WhatsApp: Order and truck-time confirmations · New-brand news to opted-in retailers · Payment-due reminders
- 04
Guest houses near Kakolat and Sokhodeora
Visitors to the waterfall, the Sarvodaya Ashram and the sun temple at Hariya ask the road and the timings before they set out.[4]
On WhatsApp: Directions and location pins · Room confirmations · Group booking replies
On InfiQ
What a Nawada unit runs on InfiQ
The tools behind the checklist, item by item.
- Guided onboarding
InfiQ guides the business verification, number registration and display-name steps at the top of the checklist; with verification done, a number is typically live in about two hours.
- WhatsApp Coexistence
A Kadirganj weaver or paan trader already on the WhatsApp Business app keeps it on the same number while the API runs beside it, within Meta's limits.
- Consent records and opt-out enforcement
Each trader's yes is stored with its source and time, and a STOP is enforced at platform level, so the most important item on the list is kept.
- Template manager and library
Draft the Hindi and English dispatch and payment templates from the library and track each through Meta's approval.
Hindi for templates, Magahi in the replies
The district works in Hindi and English. Meta approves each template once per language, so a Nawada business usually needs Hindi first.
Many customers here write in Magahi, which is not a template language. Inside the 24-hour window staff can reply in Magahi freely. InfiQ's own support team works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | hi | Dispatch notes, reminders and confirmations |
| English (India) | en_IN | Traders' offices, banks, contractors and buyers further away |
| Urdu | ur | Customers who read Urdu |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a Nawada weaver, trader or mill pays
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 news of a new rice brand to opted-in retailers, ₹0.14 for a login code and ₹0.145 for each reply to a buyer who wrote.
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 Nawada · 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. Traders in Bhagalpur, Patna or Kolkata have +91 numbers and are billed at the same India rate. Invoices carry your Bihar GSTIN.
Work out your own monthly cost by message type.
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City pages near Nawada
The nearest city pages, nearest first.
Nawada's leaf, silk and rice travel to the towns around it; each page looks at its own trades, and the India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Nawada teams
Questions Nawada businesses ask
- Q1
Silk weavers at Kadirganj send bundles to traders in Bhagalpur. Can each trader get a dispatch note on WhatsApp?
Yes, to traders who agreed to receive it. A dispatch note with the bundle, the transporter and the date is a utility template at ₹0.19, approved once in Hindi and once in English. If the trader replies with a question, your staff can answer freely for 24 hours, each reply at ₹0.145.
- Q2
Magahi paan from Nawada does not keep. Can we tell a buyer the same evening that his leaf has left?
Yes. If the buyer messaged you within the last 24 hours, a plain reply saying the leaf has left is a service message at ₹0.145, with no template. If not, send an approved utility template at ₹0.19, to a buyer who agreed to dispatch updates.
- Q3
Visitors heading to Kakolat waterfall in the Ektara hills ask our guest house for the road. Do we need a template to answer?
No. When a visitor writes first, your staff can send directions, a location pin and room photos for 24 hours without a template, each a service message at ₹0.145. A confirmation you send days later, after that window, must be an approved utility template.
- Q4
Our stone-chip factory near Nawada sends truck timings to contractors. What does each message cost?
A truck timing about the contractor's own order is a utility template at ₹0.19 per delivered message, to contacts who agreed to updates. Replies to a contractor who writes back are ₹0.145 each. Plans start at ₹999 a month on Lite, with invoices in rupees to your Bihar GSTIN.
- Q5
Our rice mill in Nawada wants to tell retailers about a new brand. Who can receive that message?
Only retailers who agreed to hear offers from you on WhatsApp. News of a new brand is a marketing template at ₹0.94. Ask at the counter or on a call, record the date of each yes, and send the campaign to that list; anyone who replies STOP is excluded automatically.
- Q6
Our weavers' group at Kadirganj works from phones, not a computer. Can we still start?
Yes. With WhatsApp Coexistence the group keeps the WhatsApp Business app on its phone while the API runs on the same number, within Meta's limits. Start with a 7-day Lite trial, no card needed; Lite is ₹999 a month with the shared inbox for 10 users.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Nawada district: official website · District Administration, Nawada · read 2026-10-21
- [2]About District · District Administration, Nawada · read 2026-10-21
- [3]Economy · District Administration, Nawada · read 2026-10-21
- [4]Tourism · District Administration, Nawada · read 2026-10-21
- [5]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-21
- [6]Bihar: state profile (updated July 2026) · India Brand Equity Foundation · read 2026-10-21
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