What is timber market (lakri mandi) software?
Timber market software is a dimension-and-volume accounting system for the lakri mandi, where logs and sawn wood — shisham, kikar, deodar, pine, poplar and mango — are bought from suppliers and sold to furniture makers, construction buyers and sub-dealers. Timber is priced by cubic feet (CFT), measured from length, width and thickness, and varies by wood type and quality, so a normal shop app cannot compute volume or track dimension. Pakka Khata is designed for the timber trade: enter dimensions and it calculates CFT, track stock by wood type, apply commission, and keep supplier and buyer accounts accurate.
Problems lakri mandi traders face
In the timber trade, every piece has different dimensions and CFT must be computed by hand — slow and error-prone. Volume math is miscalculated so pricing and stock go wrong; wood type and grade get mixed; offcuts and wastage are not tracked; and supplier dues and buyer udhaar on high-value stock drift out of sync. When a truck of mixed logs arrives, measuring and recording each piece on paper takes hours. Pakka Khata calculates CFT the moment you enter dimensions, keeps stock by wood type, and keeps every party balance correct.
Features built for the timber market
Dimension-based CFT — enter length, width and thickness and get cubic feet automatically for each piece or lot. Wood-type inventory — track shisham, kikar, deodar, pine and more separately by quality. Piece / lot counts — record stock as pieces, lots or CFT. Wastage & offcut tracking — account for cutting loss so stock is honest. Weight capture — record weight where wood is also weighed. Automatic commission — your rate on every sale. Supplier & buyer ledgers — live balances on high-value stock. WhatsApp parchi with the CFT breakdown, and full offline entry.
A typical lakri mandi day in Pakka Khata
When a supplier load arrives, you measure each piece or lot and enter length, width and thickness — Pakka Khata computes the CFT instantly and logs it under the supplier by wood type. As furniture makers and builders buy, you bill by CFT or piece; the app applies commission and updates the buyer ledger, and you share the parchi with its measurement breakdown on WhatsApp. Cutting wastage is recorded so stock stays honest. At day’s end, the summary shows CFT and pieces by wood type, sales, commission and outstanding balances — clear without a single hand calculation.
Reports, mobile access and cloud backup
Pakka Khata turns your timber day into daily sale and purchase registers, wood-type-wise CFT stock, commission earned, party-wise outstanding (aging) and a cash book — all on your phone. Check a supplier balance from the yard or send a buyer statement on WhatsApp without a desktop. Data is backed up to the cloud automatically, so a lost phone never means lost accounts, and multiple staff can work with role-based access and an activity log across yards or branches.
Why lakri mandi businesses choose Pakka Khata
Pakka Khata is built for Pakistani mandi trading, so a timber dealer can measure a log, get the CFT and bill it in seconds — no calculator, no disputes over volume. The words match the trade — CFT, parchi, wood type, katai — and the app runs in Urdu and Roman Urdu with little training. It is free to start, works offline in the timber yard, and keeps dimension-based, high-value stock and party balances accurate. From a small lakri arhat to a large sawmill or wood-supply business, Pakka Khata keeps timber trading in control.