Saree and cloth shops
Shantipur, whose saree is on Nadia's ODOP list, is one of the blocks of Ranaghat subdivision.[1],[4]
- Photos and prices in reply
- 'Your sari is ready' notes
- Puja collection to customers who opted in
West Bengal · 23.2° N, 88.6° E
WhatsApp Business API for Ranaghat's saree shops, station trade and transporters
Ranaghat sits on the Churni at a junction of railway lines and highways, and heads the subdivision that includes Shantipur. Before Durga Puja, every shop wants to message every customer. Not every message is allowed.
For Ranaghat's saree and cloth shops in a subdivision that includes Shantipur's looms, the businesses that serve commuters at its railway junction, its coaching centres and the transporters where SH-11 meets NH-12: a simple test for which message you may send, in Bengali or English, and what it costs.
See it work
May a Ranaghat saree shop send this message?
Three weeks before Durga Puja, a shop near Ranaghat station has a list of customers and a phone full of things to tell them. Answer the questions to see which message is allowed, and as what.
Most of a Ranaghat shop's messages end on the first outcome, because customers write first. The last one matters most in the weeks before Puja: a number collected for a bill does not mean the customer wants offers.
Reply, utility template, marketing template, or wait
Question 1 · up to 4
What does the shop want to send?
Your answers
None yet — pick an answer to start down the tree.
Path map
Depth 0 of up to 4. Circles are questions, squares are outcomes.
All possible outcomes (4)
Reply freely
Photos, prices and colours in Bengali or any language, at the service rate, with no template.
Path: “An answer to a customer's question” → “Yes, this morning”
Send a utility template
An approved 'your sari is ready' note in Bengali, with the bill number and pickup time.
Path: “A note about a sari the customer ordered” → “Yes: the sari is ready”
Send a marketing template
The puja collection as an approved marketing template, to customers whose yes is on record.
Path: “The new puja collection” → “Yes, at the counter last Puja”
Do not send; ask first
A number on a bill is not a yes. Put your WhatsApp number on the bag and let the customer write.
Path: “The new puja collection” → “No, we only have the number”
Question 1: What does the shop want to send? 3 options.
Ranaghat in eight lines
From the Nadia district administration and Invest India's ODOP list; the river, the railway, the roads, the schools and the festivals are general background from Wikipedia.
Nadia is divided into four subdivisions, Krishnagar Sadar, Ranaghat, Kalyani and Tehatta; Ranaghat's blocks are Ranaghat I, Ranaghat II, Shantipur and Hanskhali.[1]
The British district of Nadia was formed in 1787, and the present district was constituted after partition by a notification of 23 February 1948.[2]
Invest India's ODOP list names Tangail, Jamdani and Shantipur sarees, and clay dolls, for Nadia; the district's produce page features the Shantipur taant saree.[4],[3]
Ranaghat stands on the Churni and heads its subdivision; its name is usually read as a ghat, steps down to the river.[5]
It is a railway junction on the Sealdah–Lalgola section, with local trains to Krishnanagar, Shantipur, Gede, Bangaon and Sealdah; the Maitree Express between Kolkata and Dhaka passes through.[5]
State Highway 11 meets National Highway 12 at Ranaghat.[5]
The Pal-Chaudhuri family founded the Pal Choudhury High School in 1853 and is linked to the town's old Rath Yatra and its three chariots; Ranaghat College and a government polytechnic serve the town.[5]
Durga Puja and Kali Puja are the town's largest festivals, and Dol Yatra is celebrated too.[5]
Who in Ranaghat starts first
Four businesses that follow from the subdivision's sarees, the junction, the schools and the roads.
Shops serving commuters at the junction
Local trains run from Ranaghat to Sealdah, Krishnanagar, Shantipur, Gede and Bangaon.[5]
- Order-ahead replies for collection off the train
- Order-ready notes
- Bills in the chat
Coaching centres and schools
The town has old high schools, Ranaghat College and a government polytechnic.[5]
- Admission questions in reply
- Class and exam reminders to parents who agreed
- Fee receipts
Transporters at the SH-11 and NH-12 crossing
Ranaghat is where State Highway 11 meets National Highway 12.[5]
- Rates and timings in reply
- Trip details with the vehicle number
- Delivery confirmations
Bengali templates, with English and Hindi beside them
Bengali for nearly every customer; English for invoices and colleges' offices; Hindi for traders and drivers from other states.
Meta lists Bengali (bn) and Bengali (India) (bn_IN) as separate template languages; pick one and use it consistently. Replies need no template; InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali | bn | Shop customers, parents and commuters |
| Bengali (India) | bn_IN | The Indian Bengali locale, approved as its own template |
| English (India) | en_IN | Invoices and offices in Kolkata |
| Hindi | hi | Traders and drivers on NH-12 from other states |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
What a Ranaghat shop's puja season 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-ready note or receipt, ₹0.94 for the puja collection 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 Ranaghat · 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 customer in Kolkata or Krishnanagar on an Indian number costs the same India rate as one in Ranaghat. Invoices are in rupees and carry your West Bengal GSTIN.
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What a Ranaghat business runs on InfiQ
Matched to the four outcomes of the tree above.
- 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.
The yes a customer gives at the counter is stored with its date and source, so the puja collection goes only to them, and STOP is enforced even against later imports.
- Broadcast campaigns
Send approved template campaigns to up to 2,00,000 contacts per broadcast, with segments, scheduling and delivery analytics.
The puja collection goes as one approved campaign to the customers who opted in, scheduled for the evening and segmented by what they bought last season.
- WhatsApp Coexistence
Keep using the WhatsApp Business app on the same number while the API runs alongside it, within Meta's coexistence limits.
A shop already on the WhatsApp Business app can keep it on the same number while the API sends its templates.
Nearby
City pages around Ranaghat
Neighbouring towns in Nadia and along the Sealdah line, on the map.
Shantipur has its own page about its looms, and Krishnanagar, the district headquarters, has another; this one stays with Ranaghat's shops, junction and roads. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Guides for Ranaghat teams
Questions Ranaghat businesses ask
Commuters on the Sealdah line ask our Ranaghat saree shop to keep a sari aside until they get off the train. Can we message them when it is ready?+
Yes. A note about a sari the customer asked you to keep is a utility template at ₹0.19, in Bengali, with the bill number and the time you close as variables. If they write back to say which train they are on, your answers are replies at ₹0.145.
Our Ranaghat shop stocks Shantipur and Tangail sarees for Durga Puja. Can we send the new collection to every customer on our billing list?+
Only to customers who agreed to hear about offers. A collection sent to the whole billing list is marketing at ₹0.94 a message, and a number on a bill is not consent. Ask for the yes at the counter, and InfiQ records when and where each one was given.
Customers write to our Ranaghat business in Bengali. Should our templates be in Bengali or Bengali (India)?+
Either works: Meta lists Bengali (bn) and Bengali (India) (bn_IN) as separate template languages, each approved on its own. Choose one for all your templates and keep an English (en_IN) version only for offices that prefer it.
Visitors ask our shop about timings during Ranaghat's Rath Yatra, with its three old chariots. Is our reply a marketing message?+
No. They asked, so timings, directions and what you have in stock are replies at ₹0.145 each, for 24 hours after their last message. A message about next year's Rath Yatra sale, sent unasked, is marketing and needs their yes first.
Parents ask our coaching centre near Ranaghat College about admissions. Can we send class reminders afterwards?+
Yes, once the student enrols and the parent agrees to updates on WhatsApp. Class, exam and fee reminders are utility templates at ₹0.19. The questions before admission are replies at ₹0.145; a new-course message to parents who did not enrol is marketing.
Our transport firm sits where SH-11 meets NH-12 at Ranaghat. Can the trip details go to the customer before the lorry leaves?+
Yes. Trip details for a load the customer booked are a utility template at ₹0.19, with the vehicle number, the driver's name and the expected arrival as variables, in Bengali or Hindi. Questions the customer sends back are replies at ₹0.145.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Subdivision and blocks · District Administration, Nadia · read 2026-10-21
- [2]History · District Administration, Nadia · read 2026-10-21
- [3]Produce · District Administration, Nadia · read 2026-10-21
- [4]ODOP product list, V33 (31 December 2025) · Invest India · read 2026-10-21
- [5]Ranaghat (general facts only) · Wikipedia · read 2026-10-21
- [6]WhatsApp Business Platform: pricing · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
- [7]Message templates: supported languages · Meta for Developers · read 2026-10-21
Answer Ranaghat's customers before Puja
Start a 7-day Lite trial, no card needed, reply to the next customer in Bengali, and approve your order-ready and puja-collection templates. Once Meta business verification is complete, your number is usually live in about two hours.
