Height and Physical Details in Marriage Biodata

Height and Physical Details in Marriage Biodata

Almost every marriage biodata has a line for Height, and many also ask for weight, body type, blood group or complexion. These lines are short, but people often wonder about the format: feet or centimetres, "5'3"" or "5 ft 3 in", and whether to include weight at all. This guide answers those questions and gives you a complete physical details section you can copy.

Where Physical Details Go in a Biodata

Physical details belong in the Personal Details section, usually right after date of birth and place of birth. Keep them together in one block so a reader can scan them quickly:

1. Height (expected in almost every biodata)
2. Blood group (common, optional)
3. Complexion (optional; see below)
4. Weight or body type (optional, and often skipped)
5. Diet or spectacles (only if you or your family consider it relevant)

Height is the only one that most families expect to see. Everything else is your choice.

How to Write Height in a Marriage Biodata

Indian and Bangladeshi families usually think in feet and inches, so write that first. Adding centimetres in brackets helps NRI families and anyone used to metric units.

Recommended format:

• Height: 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)

Other formats that are also fine:

• 5'4" (163 cm)
• 5 feet 4 inches
• 163 cm (common in Gulf, Europe and other NRI contexts)

A few tips:

• Use one format throughout. If your height says "5 ft 4 in", write your partner preference the same way ("5 ft 6 in and above"), not "5.6".
• Avoid decimal feet. "5.4 ft" is common in casual speech but is ambiguous. Some readers take it as 5 ft 4 in, others as 5.4 feet (about 5 ft 5 in). Write feet and inches separately.
• Measure, don't guess. Measure without shoes, standing against a wall. You will meet the family in person, and a height that doesn't match the biodata raises doubts about the rest of the page.
• Don't round up. If you are 5 ft 7½ in, writing "5 ft 7 in" or "5 ft 7.5 in" are both honest. Writing "5 ft 9 in" is not.

Height Conversion Table (Feet-Inches to cm)

Use this table to add the centimetre value in brackets. Values are rounded to the nearest centimetre (1 inch = 2.54 cm).

| Feet and inches | Centimetres | |---|---| | 4 ft 10 in | 147 cm | | 4 ft 11 in | 150 cm | | 5 ft 0 in | 152 cm | | 5 ft 1 in | 155 cm | | 5 ft 2 in | 157 cm | | 5 ft 3 in | 160 cm | | 5 ft 4 in | 163 cm | | 5 ft 5 in | 165 cm | | 5 ft 6 in | 168 cm | | 5 ft 7 in | 170 cm | | 5 ft 8 in | 173 cm | | 5 ft 9 in | 175 cm | | 5 ft 10 in | 178 cm | | 5 ft 11 in | 180 cm | | 6 ft 0 in | 183 cm | | 6 ft 1 in | 185 cm | | 6 ft 2 in | 188 cm |

Other Physical Details: Include or Skip?

| Field | Include? | How to write it | |---|---|---| | Height | Yes, almost always | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | | Blood group | Optional, commonly included | B+ / O− | | Complexion | Optional; a photo usually covers it | One plain word, e.g. Wheatish | | Weight | Optional; many people skip it | 62 kg | | Body type | Optional | Slim / Average / Athletic / Heavy | | Spectacles | Only if you want to mention it | Wears spectacles | | Diet | Often placed here or under lifestyle | Vegetarian / Non-vegetarian / Eggetarian |

Weight and body type. These are not required, and leaving them out does not make a biodata look incomplete. If you include them, use a plain number or one neutral word. Avoid descriptions like "fit and handsome" or "slim and beautiful"; the photo already shows how you look.

Complexion. This is the field people feel most unsure about. Our guide on what to write for complexion in a marriage biodata explains the common terms and why it is fine to leave it out.

Health or disability. If you choose to mention a health condition or disability, keep it short and factual. See marriage biodata with disability: respectful wording for examples.

Sample: Personal Details With Height (Copy and Edit)

English sample (boy):

Personal Details

• Name: Karthik Raghavan
• Date of Birth: 18 January 1995
• Place of Birth: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
• Height: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
• Weight: 74 kg
• Blood Group: O+
• Diet: Vegetarian
• Religion / Community: Hindu, Iyer
• Education: M.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)
• Occupation: Design Engineer, Chennai

English sample (girl, weight left out):

Personal Details

• Name: Neha Kulkarni
• Date of Birth: 5 September 1997
• Place of Birth: Nashik, Maharashtra
• Height: 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
• Blood Group: A+
• Complexion: Wheatish
• Religion / Community: Hindu, Maratha
• Education: B.Pharm
• Occupation: Pharmacist, Pune

Both samples are complete. The second simply skips weight, which is common.

Hindi sample (बायोडाटा में ऊंचाई कैसे लिखें):

व्यक्तिगत विवरण

• नाम: अंकित मिश्रा
• जन्म तिथि: 22 अप्रैल 1994
• ऊंचाई: 5 फुट 8 इंच (173 सेमी)
• रक्त समूह: B+
• आहार: शाकाहारी
• शिक्षा: एम.बी.ए.
• व्यवसाय: बैंक अधिकारी, भोपाल

Marathi sample:

वैयक्तिक माहिती

• नाव: प्राजक्ता जोशी
• उंची: ५ फूट ४ इंच (१६३ सेमी)
• रक्तगट: O+
• शिक्षण: बी.ई. (कॉम्प्युटर)
• व्यवसाय: सॉफ्टवेअर इंजिनिअर, पुणे

Bengali sample:

ব্যক্তিগত তথ্য

• নাম: সাদিয়া ইসলাম
• উচ্চতা: ৫ ফুট ২ ইঞ্চি (১৫৭ সেমি)
• রক্তের গ্রুপ: A+
• শিক্ষাগত যোগ্যতা: বিএসসি, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
• পেশা: শিক্ষিকা, রাজশাহী

Height in Partner Preferences

Height often appears again in the partner preference section. A range reads better than a strict minimum, and it keeps you open to good matches:

Partner Preference: Looking for an educated, family-oriented partner, height between 5 ft 1 in and 5 ft 6 in, preferably working in Bengaluru or Chennai.

Keep the wording neutral. "Height 5 ft 8 in or above" is clear; "must be tall" or "no short boys" sounds harsh to the families reading it. For more wording ideas, see partner preference samples for a girl's biodata.

Adding Height in the Editor

In the MatrimonyBio editor, Height is already part of the personal details section, so you only need to type it in the format above. If you want blood group, weight or diet on the page, add them as extra fields in the same section so all your physical details stay together.

Quick Summary

• Write height as feet and inches, with centimetres in brackets: 5 ft 4 in (163 cm).
• Avoid decimal feet like "5.4"; they are ambiguous.
• Measure honestly and don't round up.
• Height is expected; blood group, complexion, weight and body type are optional.
• Keep physical details in one block in the personal details section.
• In partner preferences, use a height range and neutral wording.