Washim was Vatsagulma, a Vakataka capital, and its district now lives on soybean and cotton. Most of its businesses start WhatsApp on one phone; this page is about when, and why, to climb from there.
Trade 1
Soybean
The district's ODOP entry: growers, traders and processors who talk prices every day of the season.
Trade 2
Cotton
Its second entry: crop from six talukas, weighed, paid for and sent on to the mills.
For Washim's soybean processors and traders, the cotton buyers of its six talukas, and the guest houses and taxis that serve the Balaji temple, Shirpur Jain and Pohradevi: when one phone stops being enough, what each step up to the API adds, Marathi templates and what each message costs.
See it work
A soybean trading firm in Washim starts with the owner's phone. Climb the ladder to see what each step adds and the moment in the season that usually prompts it.
Each rung has its price. The inbox comes with a plan from ₹999 a month; every reply to a grower who wrote is ₹0.145; a weighment slip or receipt after the window is ₹0.19; and a buying notice to opted-in growers is ₹0.94.
With WhatsApp Coexistence, the owner's phone keeps working on the same number while the team uses the API beside it.
Tier 4 · Notices to growers who opted in
Marketing templates
Why: The firm wants every grower who agreed to hear from it to know the day buying opens.
When buying opens, one scheduled message reaches the growers who said yes, and their answers come back to the inbox.
Move 3 of 3: climbs to tier 4, Notices to growers who opted in (Marketing templates). The firm wants every grower who agreed to hear from it to know the day buying opens.
From the Washim district administration, Invest India's ODOP list, Meta's pricing documentation and, for the town's history, Wikipedia.
Washim district counts 4,901.19 sq km and six talukas, Washim, Malegaon, Risod, Karanja, Mangrulpir and Manora, and lists Marathi and English as its languages.[1]
The Penganga is its main river, with the Kas, Arunavati and Katepurna; Akola, Amravati, Hingoli, Buldhana and Yavatmal districts surround it.[1]
The town was earlier Vatsagulma, capital of the Vatsagulma line of the Vakatakas; the district was formed from Akola on 1 July 1998.[4]
Washim is said to have had 108 tirthas; the Balaji temple and Padmatirtha are among its best known shrines.[2],[4]
The district's pilgrim places include the Antariksha Parshwanath Jain temple at Shirpur Jain in Malegaon taluka and Pohradevi in Manora taluka, home to the Banjara Virasat Nangara Museum.[2]
Invest India's ODOP list names soybean and soybean products for Washim, with cotton-related products and textiles as its second entry; the town joined the broad-gauge network in 2008.[3],[4]
Meta's 24-hour customer service window opens when a customer writes; outside it a business can send only templates, and only delivered messages are charged.[5]
Four kinds of business that follow from the district's two ODOP entries and its shrines.
Soybean and soybean products are the district's ODOP entry, so traders and processors answer growers and buyers through the season.[3]
Cotton-related products and textiles are the second ODOP entry; growers from all six talukas ask when and where to bring their crop.[3],[1]
The Antariksha Parshwanath temple at Shirpur Jain draws pilgrims who plan rooms and cars ahead.[2]
Pohradevi, with its Banjara heritage museum, and Washim's Balaji temple and Padmatirtha bring visitors who need cars from the station.[2],[4]
The district lists Marathi and English, and both are Meta template languages, as is Hindi. The Banjara language of Pohradevi's community is not, so templates go in Marathi or Hindi.
Inside the 24-hour window, replies can be in Marathi, Banjara, Hindi or any language the customer writes. InfiQ's own support works in English and Hindi.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Marathi | mr | Growers, shops and most customers in Washim |
| Hindi | hi | Pilgrims and buyers from other states |
| English (India) | en_IN | Mills, company buyers and invoices |
Prices in ₹, with USD and EUR
A plan from ₹999 a month for the inbox, then each delivered message at the India rate: ₹0.145 for a reply, ₹0.19 for a weighment slip or receipt, ₹0.94 for a buying notice 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
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 Washim · 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 |
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 grower in Washim and a buyer in Indore cost the same, because Meta charges by the recipient's country calling code. Invoices carry your Maharashtra GSTIN.
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One capability for each rung of the ladder.
Keep using the WhatsApp Business app on the same number while the API runs alongside it, within Meta's coexistence limits.
The number growers already know stays on the owner's phone in the Business app while the API runs beside it, within Meta's limits.
Learn moreShared team inbox
At harvest, the owner, the clerk and the weighbridge answer together, with transfers and labels for each grower.
Busy accounting integration
A trader who bills in Busy can send slips, invoices and payment reminders on WhatsApp through the native integration.
Broadcast campaigns
The buying-open notice goes once, on a schedule, to the opted-in segment, with delivery analytics.
Nearby
The nearest markets with their own pages across Vidarbha and Marathwada, nearest first.
This page stays with Washim's soybean, cotton and shrines. The India guide covers DPDP, DLT and the rules for the whole country.
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
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