Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · 20.3° N, 73.0° E
A town of six spoken languages between Gujarat and Maharashtra, with factories, resorts and a population that keeps moving. The first decision for a Silvassa business is not what to send but which language to send it in.
For Silvassa's resorts and restaurants, factories and their buyers, and the shops that serve a town where many residents have moved in for work: which template language reaches which customer, where replies can switch to Varli or Kokni, and what each message costs in rupees.
See it work
Five kinds of customer a resort, a factory or a shop in Silvassa might write to. Pick a cell to see which language a template can use, and where the conversation can change language once the customer replies.
The district lists Gujarati, Marathi, Portuguese, Hindi, Varli and Kokni as its spoken languages. Four of them are on Meta's template list; Varli and Kokni are not. That one fact decides how a Silvassa business writes its templates.
Keep each template short and in the language the customer reads best from Meta's list, and let the conversation that follows, inside the 24-hour service window, move into Varli, Kokni or any other language your staff speak.
| Template in | Replies in | A first template | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resort guest from Mumbai | |||
| Diner or shopper from Vapi or Surat | |||
| Varli- or Kokni-speaking customer | |||
| Factory buyer outside the territory | |||
| Worker who moved in for a factory job |
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Worker who moved in for a factory job by Template in
HindiTemplate language on Meta's list
A common language for a workforce from many states; add another version where the team needs it.
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Row 5 of 5. Worker who moved in for a factory job × Template in: Hindi. A common language for a workforce from many states; add another version where the team needs it.
From the district website, the smart-city company and the union territory administration.
Portuguese rule, begun between 1783 and 1785, ended on 2 August 1954; Parliament brought the territory into the Union with the Dadra and Nagar Haveli Act on 11 August 1961, and on 26 January 2020 it merged with Daman and Diu.[2]
The district covers 491 sq km, landlocked between Gujarat to the north and Maharashtra to the south, crossed by the Daman Ganga and three tributaries; 41.63% of it is forest.[2],[1]
The 2011 census counted 3,43,709 people, 700 per sq km, with literacy at 76.2%. The town is run by the Silvassa Municipal Council.[2],[3]
The major tribes are the Varli, Kokna, Dhodia and Dubla, and the folk dances are Tarpa, Dhol, Bhavada and Gherria.[2]
Silvassa Smart City estimates the town's population at 1.48 lakh in 2019 and describes a large transient population drawn by industry and tourism, with resorts, hotels and restaurants growing around the visitors.[6]
The smart-city plan includes a well-serviced industrial hub, a tourist circuit, and a Panchayat Market commercial complex with shops of several kinds.[6]
Vapi station is about 18 km away, Bhilad 14 km and Daman 30 km; the nearest airports are Surat, about 138 km, and Mumbai, 170 km.[4]
Four kinds of business in a town of factories, visitors and newcomers.
The smart-city company credits tourism with the growth of resorts, hotels, restaurants and allied businesses in the town.[6]
Industry is one of the two forces the smart-city company names behind the town's transient population, and an industrial hub is one of its planned interventions.[6]
The smart-city company describes a large transient population, and its planned Panchayat Market brings shops of several kinds under one roof.[6]
Dudhani, which the district calls its most famous destination, the Vasona Lion Safari, Satmalia Deer Sanctuary and the Tribal Museum draw visitors.[5]
Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi and English cover most of Silvassa's customers on Meta's list. Varli and Kokni stay in the conversation.
Portuguese, also listed by the district, is on Meta's list as pt_PT if a few customers want it. InfiQ's own support team works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Gujarati | gu | Customers from Silvassa, Vapi and the Gujarat side |
| Marathi | mr | Guests and customers from Maharashtra and the south of the district |
| Hindi | hi | Workers from other states, and short templates for Varli and Kokni speakers |
| English (India) | en_IN | Factory buyers, suppliers and banks |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
Plans from ₹999 a month, plus each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.19 for a booking, dispatch or shift notice, ₹0.94 for an offer, ₹0.14 for a passcode and ₹0.145 for each reply, in any language.
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Per message to Silvassa · India
| Category | ₹ INR | USD |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | ₹0.9435 | $0.0099 |
| Utility | ₹0.1941 | $0.0020 |
| Authentication | ₹0.1402 | $0.0015 |
| Service | ₹0.1450 | $0.0015 |
| 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 |
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Templates in four languages, one inbox for every speaker, and an API for the factory floor.
Draft, submit and track WhatsApp message templates for Meta's approval, starting from a library of 1,000+ ready templates in 27 categories.
Keep a Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi and English version of each template, drafted from the library and tracked through Meta's approval.
One WhatsApp number answered by a team: 10 users on Lite and 25 on Growth, agent and manager roles, transfers, private notes, labels and canned replies.
Assign each conversation to the staff member who speaks the customer's language, Varli and Kokni included, with transfers and private notes.
A REST API with scoped keys, idempotency keys and per-key rate limits, plus HMAC-SHA256-signed webhooks retried for 24 hours. Included on Growth, an add-on on Lite.
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Nearby
City pages for the nearest markets on both sides of the border.
Silvassa's buyers, guests and workers come through these cities; each page looks at its own trades. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Both, if your guests come from both. Meta approves each language version of a template separately, so keep a Marathi and a Gujarati booking confirmation and choose by guest. A confirmation is a utility template at ₹0.19, whatever language it is in.
No. Meta approves templates only in the languages on its list, and Varli and Kokni are not on it. Send a short template in Hindi or Gujarati, and once the customer replies, staff who speak Varli or Kokni can carry on in it for 24 hours, each reply at ₹0.145.
Yes. The ERP calls InfiQ's API with an approved dispatch template carrying the invoice number, vehicle number and expected date, at ₹0.19 per delivered message. The developer API is included on Growth and an add-on on Lite.
Yes, to workers who agreed to receive WhatsApp updates, recorded with the date. A shift change about the worker's own job is a utility template at ₹0.19; Hindi suits a team from many states. The India guide explains the DPDP consent duties that apply from May 2027.
Yes. A reminder of the slot a visitor booked is a utility template, sent from your booking system the evening before at ₹0.19. If the visitor replies to change the time, your staff answer freely inside the 24-hour window.
Only to buyers who agreed to receive offers from you; a new-pieces message is a marketing template at ₹0.94. If a buyer writes asking what is new, your photos and prices inside the 24-hour window are service replies at ₹0.145.
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
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