Send SMS to South Asia: prices for 8 countries
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives and Afghanistan make up South Asia. India alone has one of the largest numbers of mobile users anywhere, and texts are a daily channel for shops, coaching classes, clinics and service businesses.
Lists here often mix languages: English, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, Sinhala and many more. Many businesses send English or romanised text to keep the message in one segment.
- Countries
- 8
- Lowest price
- $0.01028
- Maldives
- $40 top-up to Maldives
- 3,891 messages
Bulk SMS prices in South Asia
| Country | Calling code | Per message | For $40 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Maldives | $0.01028 | ||
 India | $0.01718 | ||
 Bangladesh | $0.02658 | ||
 Nepal | $0.02978 | ||
 Bhutan | $0.03098 | ||
 Afghanistan | $0.03438 | ||
 Pakistan | $0.04638 | ||
 Sri Lanka | $0.04698 |
Time zones and timing
India and Sri Lanka use UTC+5:30, Pakistan and the Maldives UTC+5, Nepal UTC+5:45, Bangladesh and Bhutan UTC+6, Afghanistan UTC+4:30. None of them change clocks.
Alphabets and message length
Devanagari, Bengali, Tamil, Urdu and other local scripts are Unicode with 70 characters per segment. English and romanised texts fit GSM-7.
Tips for this region
- Compare the segment counter for local-script and English versions of the same text.
- Indian mobile numbers have 10 digits after +91.
- Festival periods are busy; schedule early.
Other SMS destinations by region
- North America
- Central America and Caribbean
- South America
- UK and Ireland
- Western and Central Europe
- Northern Europe
- Southern Europe and Balkans
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Middle East and North Africa
- West Africa
- Central and Southern Africa
- East Africa and Indian Ocean
- East Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Oceania and Pacific
Text customers across South Asia
One account covers every country on this page. Paste a mixed list and the workspace sorts it by country, prices each number and shows the total before you send.