Biodata Format for Marriage and What to Write in Each Section

What Is the Standard Biodata Format for Marriage?

The standard marriage biodata format starts with the person, then the horoscope, then the family, and ends with the phone number. Marriage brokers and printed biodatas follow this order too. Elders read it top to bottom, and they expect to find the date of birth and the star before they reach the father's name.

On top sits a small header. For a Hindu biodata this is often a Ganesha symbol. A Muslim biodata usually carries 786.

What to Write in Each Section

This table uses the exact labels from our form. Fields marked "addable" are optional and show up only if you add them.

A Filled Sample in the Standard Format

Here is the format filled in for a made-up girl. The name, dates and phone number are invented for this page.

The rasi, nakshatra and lagna above came from our own calculator, using the date, time and place given. Change the time by two hours and the lagna would change.

Bio Data Form or a Designed Format?

A bio data form for marriage is the plain fill-in sheet: field names on the left, blank lines on the right. Families used to buy it printed from a stationery shop, or type it in a table and fill it in pen.

Some call it a biodata pattern for marriage, others a biodata performa (or proforma), and some say biodata model for marriage. All of them mean the same list of fields in the same order.

A designed format holds those very fields, but with a border, a header line, the photo box and proper spacing. That matters on a phone. A typed table often breaks when the other family opens it, while a PDF or image keeps its layout.

On our site you fill the form, and the design is laid out around your answers. Change the design later and nothing has to be typed again.

Formats by Religion and Language

The four sections stay the same for every religion. What changes is the header, a few lines and whether the horoscope prints.

Language is a separate choice. You type in English and the biodata can print in any of 12 languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia and Urdu. The labels and the rasi and nakshatra names print in that script. Families who want the horoscope worked out in full can also see the marriage biodata with horoscope page.

One Page or Two Pages?

One page is enough for a first round, and it is what most families forward on WhatsApp. Name, birth details, height, education, job, star, parents, siblings, native place and one phone number usually fit on a single A4 sheet.

Two pages make sense when you add many optional fields, like Gotra, Dasa at Birth, Property, Maternal Uncle and a long About Me. The page count follows how much you fill. If a biodata runs past three pages, the download asks you to hide some details. For the shortest version, start from the simple marriage biodata format.

What Not to Write in a Marriage Biodata

A biodata goes to people you have not met yet, and it gets forwarded in family groups. Some things should stay out of it.

• Aadhaar, PAN or passport numbers. Nobody needs them before a meeting.
• Bank details, salary slips or property documents. A line like "Annual Income: ₹9 lakh" is enough, or leave it for the phone call.
• Medical reports. If there is a health matter the other family should know, tell them in person.
• Long lists of conditions for the other side. Two plain lines in About Me read better.
• Old or wrong birth details. One wrong digit in the time of birth can change the lagna.
• Two or three phone numbers. Give one that someone will answer.

Our list of 25 marriage biodata mistakes has a before and after fix for each.

Which Fields Can You Leave Out?

Everything marked addable can be left out. You can skip Annual Income, Property and Complexion on the first round. Share those once both sides are talking.

Do not skip the time of birth if the other family checks horoscopes. Without it, nobody can work out the lagna, and many astrologers will ask for it anyway.

Where Do Partner Expectations Go?

There is no separate expectations box in our form. Write two or three plain lines at the end of About Me, such as "Looking for a working boy settled in Bengaluru or Chennai. Same community preferred." Short lines read better than a long list of conditions.

Is There a Latest Biodata Format for 2026?

The sections have not changed. What has changed is how families send them. These days a biodata often reaches the other family on WhatsApp long before anyone prints it. So the file type needs a thought.

The other change is language. Our designs print in 12 languages, including Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi and Urdu, so grandparents can read the biodata in their own script while you type in English.

Should You Send a PDF or an Image?

Send the PDF when the other side will print it or forward it to an astrologer. It is A4 and ready to print. Send the image when people will open it on a phone, because one JPG holds every page in a single picture.

You can download both from the same biodata. The marriage biodata PDF page has more on printing.

How to Make This Format Here

1. Choose one of our 66 designs. Most are free.
2. Pick "This Biodata Is For: Male / Female" and type the Full Name.
3. Verify your mobile number once with the code sent by SMS.
4. Fill the form, one section at a time, from personal details down to contact details.
5. Check the preview, then tap Download PDF or Download Image.

The biodata is saved on your mobile number, so you can open it later and change a line. If you want to see finished examples first, look at our filled samples for a boy and a girl.