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Khata: udhar, payments and reminders

The khata that replaces the notebook: every customer's balance, every rupee given and received, and a polite reminder on WhatsApp with a UPI link to pay.

Updated 4 October 2026KamaiPlus Desktop 4.9812 minutes

The Khata Ledger

KamaiPlus Khata Ledger with Suresh Patil selected, outstanding udhar 1,479 rupees 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Suresh Patil took ₹1,479 of groceries on udhar (bill INV-004).
  1. 1Bulk Month-End Statement and Directory.
  2. 2Add Customer.
  3. 3You'll Get (total udhar), Advance, Net Balance and Accounts.
  4. 4Search by name or mobile.
  5. 5Filters: All, Udhar Due, Advance, Settled.
  6. 6Customer cards with their balance: DUE (बाकी) or CLEARED.
  7. 7The selected customer: 360° Profile, Udhar reminder, mobile.
  8. 8Current Outstanding Balance.
  9. 9+ You Gave ₹ (Udhar) and You Got ₹ (Jama).
  10. 10Ledger Timeline and Pending Bills.

Add a customer with old udhar

Customers billed on Credit at the counter are added by themselves. For someone from your old notebook, click Add Customer.

Add New Customer to Khata: Meena Joshi, mobile, address and opening balance of 350 rupees
Meena Joshi already owed ₹350 from the notebook.
FieldWhat to enterExample
Customer Name *As you call them.Meena Joshi
Phone NumberFor statements and WhatsApp reminders.9850012345
Address / LocalityOptional.Plot 7, Shivaji Nagar
Opening Balance (Purana Udhar / Advance)What they already owe you.350

You Got: a payment

You Got payment of 500 rupees from Suresh Patil by UPI QR with a note
Suresh Patil pays ₹500 on Google Pay.
FieldWhat to enterExample
Amount (₹) *What the customer paid.500
Transaction DateToday, or the day it was paid.04-10-2026
Payment ModeCash, UPI QR, Bank or Other.UPI QR
NotesOptional: the UTR or who brought it.Paid on Google Pay

Confirm & Save Payment: ₹1,479 − ₹500 = ₹979 left.

You Gave: udhar without a bill

For goods or a loan given without a counter bill. Type the amount and what was given.

You Gave udhar of 220 rupees to Meena Joshi for 2 kg sugar and 1 litre oil
₹220 of sugar and oil to Meena Joshi: her balance becomes ₹570.
Better: bill it. Goods given on udhar are best billed at the counter with Credit. Stock goes down, GST is recorded and the customer gets an itemised bill. You Gave is for cash loans and old entries.

Timeline and pending bills

Khata ledger timeline for Meena Joshi with opening balance and udhar entries
The Ledger Timeline: every entry with the balance after it. Slip sends one entry on WhatsApp, Edit and Delete correct it.

Pending Bills lists the credit bills not yet paid in full, with the bill total, what is paid and what remains. Filters: Pending, All Bills, Settled. Clear Bill settles one bill; tick several (or Select All) to settle them together. View Bill opens the invoice.

Pending bills tab for Suresh Patil
INV-004 is Partially paid: ₹1,479 billed, ₹500 paid, ₹979 remaining.

WhatsApp reminder

Udhar reminder opens the message, ready to send.

Udhar reminder on WhatsApp for Suresh Patil: balance 979 rupees with a Pay by UPI link 1 2 3 4 5 6
1The number (+91 is added). 2Friendly or Formal. 3English, हिंदी or मराठी. 4The message, which you can edit, with a Pay by UPI link for exactly ₹979. 5Copy message. 6Open WhatsApp (Ctrl + Enter).

WhatsApp Desktop opens if it is installed, otherwise WhatsApp Web in the browser. The customer taps the link, picks their UPI app and the amount is already filled in.

Month-end statement

Bulk Month-End Statement makes one PDF of the current month for the customers' khata accounts and saves it in your Documents folder; the app says "saved to Documents". Print it or send it from there. For one customer, use Slip on an entry or the reminder above.

Customers directory

Customers (or Directory in the khata) lists everyone who has bought with a name: balance, visits, WhatsApp and Khata buttons, a grid or list view, sorting such as Most udhar first, filters (Udhar Due, VIP, Regular) and Excel / PDF of the list shown.

Customer Directory with Suresh Patil, Meena Joshi and Anil Verma, their balances and visits
Three customers: ₹1,549 of udhar in the market across two of them.
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