The family section of an Odia biodata lists the father's and mother's names and work, the brothers and sisters with how many are married, and the mula ghara (native village) with its district. Many Odia families also write the mamu ghara, the maternal uncle's name and village.
The other side reads this section to find someone they know in your village or your mamu's village. So the names and places must be exact.
The Rows That Are Already There
| Row | What to write | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Father's Name | Shri and the full name | Shri Bijay Kumar Rath |
| Father's Occupation | Post, office and place | Retired headmaster, Govt. High School, Nimapada |
| Mother's Name | Shrimati and the full name | Shrimati Sujata Rath |
| Mother's Occupation | Homemaker, or her job | Homemaker |
| Brothers | Total and married | 2, 1 married |
| Sisters | Total and married | 1, unmarried |
| Native Place | Village, block or thana, district | Kakatpur, Puri |
On an Odia biodata these print as Pitanka Nama, Matanka Brutti, Bhai, Bhauni, Mula Ghara and so on. Brothers and sisters are filled with two counters each, Total and Married, so you do not type a sentence.
Writing a Parent's Work
Write the post and the place. A bare "Service" says nothing. "Senior clerk, Collector office, Khordha" tells them where to ask.
For a retired parent, write what he retired from: "Retired, Odisha Police". For a mother at home, write "Homemaker". An empty row makes people wonder.
If the father runs a business or farms, say what and where: "Cloth shop, Balasore" or "Farming, own land, Jajpur". You do not need to write how much land or how much the shop earns.
When a Parent Has Passed Away
Write "Late" before the name, or "Swargata" on an Odia biodata: "Late Bijay Kumar Rath". Muslim families write "Marhoom" for a father and "Marhooma" for a mother.
In the occupation row, write the work he or she did, or remove the row from its three-dot menu. Do not hide it. Nobody expects that.
Mamu Ghara, the Maternal Uncle's Line
Many Odia biodatas carry the mamu's name and village. When a proposal comes, people often check the family through the mamu ghara side, because relatives there may know the other family.
In our maker, add it from Add More Details in Family Details. Choose Maternal Uncle and write his name, for example "Shri Sanjay Mishra". On an Odia biodata the row prints as Mamu. If you want the village too, add your own field with the name "Mamu Ghara" and the detail "Nimapada, Puri".
Some families also write the jeje bapa's (paternal grandfather's) name, or the aja's (maternal grandfather's) village. Add these with Add Your Own Field. Two or three such lines are enough. More, and the biodata moves to a second page.
Mula Ghara, Written the Odia Way
Write the village, then the block or thana, then the district. Many Odia families write it the way a letter address goes: "Village Balianta, PS Balianta, Dist. Khordha". On a biodata, "Balianta, Khordha" is usually enough.
Write the village even if the family has lived in Bhubaneswar or Bengaluru for twenty years. The other family will place you by it. Add where you live now as Current City in the Contact section, like "Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar".
Western Odisha families sometimes write both the old and the new district, because districts like Sambalpur were split in the 1990s. If people in your area still say the old name, write both: "Bargarh (old Sambalpur district)". Our page on native place in a marriage biodata has more examples.
Brothers and Sisters in More Detail
Odia families often want to know what the siblings do and where the sisters are married. The counters only show numbers, so add your own rows if you want:
- Elder brother: "Bank manager, Rourkela, married"
- Sister: "Married in Cuttack, bhinoi in the state government"
Each detail can be up to 120 characters.
Family Type and Status
Under Add More Details there are Family Type (Nuclear Family or Joint Family), Family Status (Middle Class, Upper Middle Class or Affluent) and Property. Family Status is optional, and many Odia families leave it out. If you use Property, keep it short, like "Own house, Bhubaneswar". Do not write land values or bank balances.
A Filled Sample
The names and places below are made up.
| Row | Entry |
|---|---|
| Father's Name | Shri Bijay Kumar Rath |
| Father's Occupation | Retired headmaster, Govt. High School, Nimapada |
| Mother's Name | Shrimati Sujata Rath |
| Mother's Occupation | Homemaker |
| Brothers | 1, married |
| Sisters | 1, unmarried |
| Elder brother (own field) | Bank manager, Rourkela, married |
| Family Type | Joint Family |
| Native Place | Kakatpur, Puri |
| Maternal Uncle | Shri Sanjay Mishra |
| Mamu Ghara (own field) | Nimapada, Puri |
Gotra is not in this section. In our maker it sits in the Horoscope section, under Add More Details.
You can make an Odia biodata here with every row above, or start from our biodata designs. For a longer English guide with other communities, see family details in a marriage biodata.
Common questions
Should I Write the Grandfather's Name?
It is not needed. If people in your village know the family by his name, add it with Add Your Own Field.
What If I Am the Only Child?
Leave both counters at zero. You can also write "Only child" in About Me.
Should I Write the Father's Income?
Usually not. Family Status is enough if you want to show it.
Where Does the Gotra Go?
In the Horoscope section, under Add More Details.
Is Mamu Ghara Necessary on a Biodata?
No, but many Odia families like it, because it helps the other side find a common relative.
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