Bulk SMS to South and Central Asia
South and Central Asia covers India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives, the five Central Asian republics, Afghanistan, and the Caucasus countries of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. India and Pakistan are among the largest SMS markets in the world, where banks, e-commerce platforms, schools, hospitals and delivery services send one-time codes, order updates and payment reminders around the clock.
Bulk SMS prices in South and Central Asia, lowest first
Price of one SMS segment and of 1,000 messages for every destination in the region. A campaign can mix all of them; each number is charged at its own country's price.
16 countries, USD per SMS segment
| Country | Calling code | Per SMS | 1,000 SMS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Turkmenistan | +993 | $0.00774 | $7.74 |
 Maldives | +960 | $0.00994 | $9.94 |
 Armenia | +374 | $0.01504 | $15.04 |
 India | +91 | $0.01654 | $16.54 |
 Bangladesh | +880 | $0.02564 | $25.64 |
 Georgia | +995 | $0.02724 | $27.24 |
 Nepal | +977 | $0.02874 | $28.74 |
 Bhutan | +975 | $0.02994 | $29.94 |
 Afghanistan | +93 | $0.03334 | $33.34 |
 Pakistan | +92 | $0.04484 | $44.84 |
 Sri Lanka | +94 | $0.04544 | $45.44 |
 Kazakhstan | +7 | $0.04854 | $48.54 |
 Tajikistan | +992 | $0.05154 | $51.54 |
 Kyrgyzstan | +996 | $0.05454 | $54.54 |
 Uzbekistan | +998 | $0.05664 | $56.64 |
 Azerbaijan | +994 | $0.05944 | $59.44 |
Languages and alphabets
Which alphabet will messages to South and Central Asia use?
English is widely used for business in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and fits GSM-7 at 160 characters. Hindi and other Indian scripts, Urdu, Bengali, Sinhala, Tamil, Nepali, Dhivehi, Georgian, Armenian and Cyrillic text in Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Tajik are sent in Unicode at 70 characters per segment.
Time zones
When should you send bulk SMS in South and Central Asia?
India and Sri Lanka use UTC+5:30, Nepal UTC+5:45, Pakistan and most of Central Asia UTC+5, Bangladesh UTC+6 and the Caucasus UTC+4, all without summer time. A send at 10:00 in New Delhi arrives at 09:30 in Karachi and 10:30 in Dhaka.
Sender tip
Short English text keeps Indian campaigns at one segment; when a regional language is needed, plan for 70 characters per segment in the estimate.
Country guides in South and Central Asia
Turkmenistan+993$0.00774Maldives+960$0.00994Armenia+374$0.01504India+91$0.01654Bangladesh+880$0.02564Georgia+995$0.02724Nepal+977$0.02874Bhutan+975$0.02994Afghanistan+93$0.03334Pakistan+92$0.04484Sri Lanka+94$0.04544Kazakhstan+7$0.04854Tajikistan+992$0.05154Kyrgyzstan+996$0.05454Uzbekistan+998$0.05664Azerbaijan+994$0.05944Other regions
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