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WhatsApp Business API in Serampore, West Bengal

Serampore sits on the Hooghly's west bank in the industrial belt of the Kolkata metropolitan area, and its businesses live where their customers do: on WhatsApp, in Bengali. InfiQ, an official Meta Business Partner, brings the genuine WhatsApp Business API to Serampore manufacturers, retailers, coaching centres and clinics, with onboarding handled in your language, GST invoices raised to West Bengal, transparent Rupee pricing, and a typical go-live of 2 hours. This is the platform API, not the free WhatsApp Business app, so you get verified sending, automation, multiple agents on one number, and full ownership of your account.

Official Meta Business Partner
Partner status
Serampore, Hooghly and the Kolkata metro belt
Region served
Per delivered message, by category
Billing model
24-hour customer-care window
Free service window
Keep or provision a business number
Number type
Rupee plans, ex-GST
Pricing

Local snapshot

InfiQ sets up the official WhatsApp Business API for Serampore businesses in 2 hours, with Bengali, Hindi and English support, GST invoicing to West Bengal, and transparent Rupee pricing on Meta's per-delivered-message rates.
Serampore, West Bengal
2 hours
Typical go-live
Bengali, Hindi, English
Languages
GST invoice to West Bengal
Invoicing
Your own WABA and BSUID
Account ownership

Built for how Serampore businesses actually sell

Serampore's economy is a mix of legacy jute and engineering units along the Hooghly, a dense retail high street around the station and NS Avenue, a strong cluster of coaching institutes and colleges, and a growing base of clinics and diagnostic centres. What these very different businesses share is that their customers read and reply on WhatsApp in Bengali, not on email. The official API lets a manufacturing MSME push dispatch and payment-due updates from its ERP, lets a shopkeeper broadcast a festival offer and still take one-to-one queries, and lets a coaching centre send fee reminders and class schedules that parents actually open. InfiQ maps each of these to the right message category so you are compliant and cost-aware from day one.

  • MSME manufacturing and engineering: order confirmations, dispatch and payment-due alerts wired to your ERP
  • Retail and high-street stores: festival and seasonal broadcasts plus live support on one number
  • Coaching centres and colleges: fee reminders, admission updates and class-schedule notifications
  • Clinics and diagnostics: appointment reminders, report-ready alerts and follow-ups

Transparent Rupee pricing

WhatsApp now bills per delivered message and the price depends on the category, not on a conversation bundle. Marketing, utility and authentication messages each carry their own rate on Meta's India rate card, and the 24-hour customer-care window that opens when a customer messages you is a free service window, not a billing unit. InfiQ shows you these rates transparently and adds its own platform plan on top, quoted in Rupees and ex-GST, so you can forecast spend before you send. Plans scale from a Lite tier for a single Serampore storefront up to enterprise volumes for a multi-line manufacturer, and every invoice is a proper GST invoice raised to your West Bengal registration.

  • Billed per delivered message by category: marketing, utility, authentication
  • The 24-hour service window is free and is not a billing unit
  • Rupee plans, ex-GST, with GST invoicing to West Bengal
  • Forecast costs before you send with clear per-message rates

Onboarding a Serampore business, step by step

Getting live is a short, guided process and InfiQ handles the fiddly Meta steps with you. First we verify your business inside Meta Business Manager using your GST and registration details. Next you connect your number through Meta's Embedded Signup, which creates a WhatsApp Business Account that you own outright, along with your own BSUID (Business-Scoped User ID) for the 2026 WhatsApp usernames change. We then get your first message templates written and submitted for approval in Bengali, Hindi or English, and once they clear you go live, typically within 2 hours including verification. Where you qualify, we also help you pursue the green tick official business account status.

  • Verify your business in Meta Business Manager
  • Connect your number via Embedded Signup and keep full account ownership
  • Get Bengali, Hindi or English templates approved
  • Go live, typically in 2 hours, and pursue green-tick eligibility

Support and messaging in Bengali, Hindi and English

Language is the difference between a message that gets read and one that gets ignored. InfiQ lets you compose, automate and template WhatsApp messages in Bengali, Hindi and English, so a Serampore customer sees a fee reminder or a dispatch note in the language they think in. Our onboarding and support run on India hours, which means your team is helped by people who understand the local context, the festival calendar that drives your campaigns, and the GST paperwork your accountant needs. As a WhatsApp-first platform, InfiQ keeps the focus on doing WhatsApp well rather than spreading thin across half-built channels.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I get a GST invoice for my Serampore business?+
Yes. InfiQ raises a proper GST invoice to your West Bengal GST registration for every plan and top-up. All listed prices are ex-GST, so tax is added on the invoice and is fully claimable as input credit.
Do you support Bengali on WhatsApp?+
Yes. You can send, automate and template WhatsApp messages in Bengali, Hindi and English. Message templates support multiple languages, so the same campaign can go out in the language each customer prefers.
How fast can a Serampore business go live?+
Typically 2 hours. That window once your business is verified, connecting your number through Embedded Signup and getting your first templates approved. Timing depends mainly on how quickly your verification documents clear.
How does WhatsApp API pricing actually work?+
WhatsApp bills per delivered message, priced by category: marketing, utility and authentication each have their own rate on Meta's India rate card. When a customer messages you, a free 24-hour service window opens for replies. InfiQ shows these rates transparently and adds its platform plan on top, quoted in Rupees, ex-GST.
Do I own my WhatsApp account and number?+
Yes. Onboarding runs through Meta's Embedded Signup, which creates a WhatsApp Business Account under your own Meta Business Manager. You keep ownership of the account, the number and your BSUID rather than renting them from a reseller.
Is this different from the free WhatsApp Business app?+
Yes. The free app is a single-device inbox for very small use. The WhatsApp Business API is the platform tier: it supports multiple agents on one number, automation, chatbots, broadcast at scale and verified sending, which is what a growing Serampore business needs.
Can I keep my existing business phone number?+
In most cases yes. A number can be migrated to the WhatsApp Business API if it is not already active on the consumer WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business app, or you can provision a fresh number. InfiQ checks eligibility during onboarding.
Do you work with businesses outside central Serampore?+
Yes. InfiQ onboards businesses across Serampore, the wider Hooghly district and the Kolkata metropolitan belt, including Rishra, Konnagar, Baidyabati and Uttarpara, all on the same official API and Rupee pricing.

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