Questions families ask
Everything people write to us about before they start — what goes in a biodata, which language to write it in, what it costs, and what happens to your details afterwards.
Making one
What a biodata is, what goes in it, and how long it takes.
- How do I make a marriage biodata online?
- Fill in one form in your browser — name, personal, family and contact details, and a photo if you want one — then choose a design and download your PDF. Nothing to install, no design skills needed, and you can see it before you pay.
- What should I write in a marriage biodata?
- Start with your name, and a clear photo if you want one. After that there are five short sections: your personal details, your horoscope details if your family uses them, education and work, your family, and how to reach you. Only fill in the rows your family actually asks for — an empty row looks worse on the page than no row at all.
- How long should a marriage biodata be?
- One page, or two if the family section is large. Beyond that it stops being scanned and starts being skimmed. A cover page with the photo and name, then one page of details, is the shape most families expect.
- Which fields are compulsory?
- Nothing is compulsory to a family reading it, but a biodata is expected to carry a name, date of birth, education, occupation, family details and a contact number — leave one out and you will be asked for it. Everything else — rashi, gotra, manglik, complexion, income — belongs there only if your family uses it. The form itself only insists on a name and one other detail; the rest it suggests and lets you skip.
- Is there a biodata maker app, or can I make one on my phone?
- You can make one on your phone right now. There is no app to install — the whole thing works in your phone's browser, so there is nothing to download and nothing to update. Making a biodata on your phone
Language and format
Which language to write it in, and what file you end up with.
- Can I make a marriage biodata in Hindi or another Indian language?
- Yes — eleven of them: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam, Odia and English. Everything is written properly in your own script, so the PDF prints correctly rather than showing empty boxes. Switching language changes the row labels; whatever you typed stays exactly as you wrote it.
- Should the biodata be in English or in my own language?
- Whichever your family reads. English travels further between families who do not share a script; a biodata in Hindi, Marathi or Tamil reads more naturally to relatives who do. Many people make both — the same details, printed twice.
- Will I get my biodata in PDF or Word format?
- You get a high-quality PDF. It looks the same on a phone, on a computer and in print, so it works for WhatsApp, email or copies from the print shop. If you would rather type it yourself, free blank Word formats are on the Word format page. Free Word formats
- Does a biodata need a horoscope?
- Not the full horoscope, but the details it is cast from — date, time and place of birth — are worth including if your family matches horoscopes. South Indian biodata often go further and list nakshatra, rasi and lagnam directly.
Designs and photographs
What you can choose from, and what the photo needs to be.
- What marriage biodata templates are available?
- 34 designs, in layouts that are genuinely different from one another: watercolour covers with a portrait on the front page, framed classics with drawn corners, clean modern sheets, colour panels, ruled boxes, patterned bands, and the plain Basic sheet, which is free. The colours are already chosen, so there is nothing to set up. Fill in your details first, then see them in every design before you pick one — the price depends on the layout and is shown before you pay.
- Can I add a photo to my marriage biodata?
- Yes, and you do not have to. Add a photo and crop it, add up to two extra pages of photos, or make the biodata with no photo at all. The floral cover designs are built around a portrait and need one — the picker says which those are, and every other design is happy without. Any ordinary photo works, including the HEIC files an iPhone takes.
Price, downloads and changes
What it costs, what you get for it, and what happens when you spot a typo afterwards.
- Is there a free marriage biodata maker?
- Yes. The Basic design downloads free — no watermark, one small credit line at the foot, your photograph beside your name if you add one, and the same rows, the same eleven languages and the same print quality as every other sheet. It is deliberately plain: no border, no ornament, no colour. The designed templates cost from ₹49, paid once, and you can fill in the form and see your biodata in all 34 of them before you choose. The free Basic template
- How much does it cost to make a marriage biodata?
- The Basic design costs nothing — fill the form, download it, print it. The designed templates are from ₹49, once: no subscription, nothing that renews and no signup. Filling in the form and seeing your biodata in every design is free either way, so you only pay if you want one of the designed sheets.
- Can I edit my biodata after downloading it?
- Yes. Your details stay in this browser, so come back any time. Downloading the same biodata again is free for as long as we hold it — twelve months, per the privacy policy — and a lost email is not a second purchase. Your purchase also includes 4 free changes: fix a line or switch to another design, and download the changed version at no cost. After those, or if you move to a design that costs more, it is a new purchase from ₹49. Come back in the same browser you paid in.
- Do I need to sign up to make a biodata?
- No. There is no signup, no password, and no login. We do ask for your email address at the download step so we can send you a copy of the PDF to keep — that is the only thing we ask for.
Privacy, and everything else
What we keep, and the questions that fit nowhere else.
- Is my personal information safe?
- We use your details to make your biodata and for nothing else. They are never sold, and never shared with matrimonial sites or advertisers. If you buy a PDF we keep your biodata and the file for 12 months so we can email it to you and send it again if you lose it; the privacy policy sets out exactly what is kept and how to have it deleted.
- Can I use this for a job or general biodata?
- Yes. Set Purpose to Job on the form and the rows change to what an Indian job biodata prints: the post applied for, an objective, education by level, experience, skills and the declaration, with sets for a fresher, a teacher and a government post. The job biodata format page shows every row and a filled sample, and the Basic sheet downloads free. The job biodata format, row by row
- Can I use it from outside India?
- Yes. The tool runs in your browser anywhere you have internet. Templates and wording are aimed at Indian matrimonial norms, and it works the same for a family abroad sharing a biodata with relatives in India.
Still looking?
- The full format guide
Every row, why families ask for it, and a filled-in example of each — beside a real biodata you can read as you go.
- All the designs
What each one looks like, how to choose between them, and what the finished PDF gives you.
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