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WhatsApp chatbot and automation for Vellore businesses

Mathankumar K, Playbot Pro, Salem 3 min read

Vellore receives patients from Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Bangladesh who arrive for weeks, not hours. The lodge, the pharmacy, the diagnostic lab and the taxi all talk to them on WhatsApp, in Hindi and Bengali as much as Tamil. Katpadi adds a student town with its own hostels and food. Playbot answers the first message in the language it came in and keeps the rest with a person.

Where
All 6 taluks of Vellore district, including Anaicut, Katpadi, Gudiyatham, Pernambut
Best fit
Lodges, guest houses and PGs around the hospital belt; pharmacies, diagnostic labs and physiotherapy; taxi and travel operators; hostels and food services near Katpadi; Gudiyatham and Pernambut manufacturing units
Setup
Same day on your own WhatsApp Business number
Trial
14 days free, no credit card
Languages
Tamil, English, Hindi and Bengali; the bot replies in the language the customer writes in
Local support
Tamil-speaking team on WhatsApp; Salem is about three hours by road

Long-stay guests and the lodge

A family from Kolkata asks for a room for three weeks near the hospital, in Bengali, at night. The AI agent answers rates and distance in Bengali, a flow takes the dates and the number of people, a UPI link takes the advance, and the check-in details go out with the map pin. Extension requests and the weekly bill run on the same thread.

Labs, pharmacies and physiotherapy

Diagnostic centres take bookings and deliver reports on WhatsApp; pharmacies take prescription photos and confirm the order; physiotherapy runs on repeat appointments with reminders. All three are the booking engine plus a template, with the language chosen by the patient.

Katpadi: hostels, mess and the semester rhythm

Hostels and PGs near Katpadi fill in two weeks each semester. A bot that shows room types with photos, takes the booking and collects the token in the chat handles the rush; fee reminders go out on the due date; the mess takes monthly subscriptions the same way.

Service areas in Vellore district

Every taluk is served the same way, on the same plans. Businesses in Anaicut, Katpadi, Gudiyatham, Pernambut and the rest of the district are onboarded over WhatsApp and video like everyone else. The full list is below.

Getting started from Vellore

  1. Create the account and connect the number you already print on the board. Verification is the only step that can take days.
  2. Load services with durations for booking, or a product list from a sheet for orders.
  3. Switch the Tamil templates on for confirmations and reminders.
  4. Point any Instagram or Facebook ad at WhatsApp, so a Vellore enquiry arrives with the campaign attached.

Service areas: Vellore district

Headquarters Vellore. 6 taluks, all on the same plans and support:

  • Vellore
  • Anaicut
  • Katpadi
  • Gudiyatham
  • Pernambut
  • K V Kuppam

Questions we get asked

Can the bot reply in Bengali?

Yes. The AI agent replies in the language the message came in. Confirmation and reminder templates can be approved in Bengali and Hindi beside Tamil and English.

Can a lodge bill a long-stay guest weekly on WhatsApp?

Yes. A recurring reminder with a payment link goes out on the day you set; the payment is reconciled automatically when it is captured.

What does it cost?

The Playbot plan plus Meta's per-message charge for template messages such as reminders. Plans are on the pricing page; the trial is 14 days with no card.

Is this the official WhatsApp API or a phone-app automation?

The official WhatsApp Business API, through Playbot as a Meta Business Partner. No phone left charging on a desk, and no risk of the number being banned for bulk sending.

Can the bot answer in Tamil?

Yes. Flows and templates can be written in Tamil, and the AI agent replies in the language the customer writes in.