Which matrimony sites are built around one community or caste?
CommunityMatrimony's 300-plus caste sites are the biggest caste-first pool, and they are a separate database from BharatMatrimony, so a BharatMatrimony plan does not cover them. Beyond it, most community sites are small, state-bound and run by a samaj or a family: Patidar Vivah in Gujarat, Anand Maratha and Yog Maratha in Maharashtra, NSS Matrimony in Kerala, Kodava Matrimony in Karnataka, Maheshwari.org in Rajasthan. This page holds the pan-India ones (Sangam.com, Rishto.com for Sindhis, Jain Parichay Patrika) and points to the state pages for the rest.
One entry per platform: who runs it, who it serves, what is free, what it costs, how it verifies people, public ratings, and the good and bad in plain words. Sources are linked at the end of each profile. Prices and ratings are as of 11 Sep 2026.
The sites
Jain Parichay Patrika
Community
Who runs it: Parichay Patrika (Play developer). Size: App 4.0 stars (Play search card); website opened empty.
Serves: all of India; Jain; Any Jain / no preference.
Free: Unverified.
Paid: not stated
Verification: Unverified.
Good
- Jain-only
Watch out
- Could not verify site
Best for: Jain families as a lead; verify before paying.
jainparichaypatrika.com · Android · Sources: [1] [2]
Rishto.com
Community
Who runs it: Developed by D-KAY Consultancy, since 2019.
Serves: all of India, Outside India (NRI); Hindu; all communities.
Free: Free registration.
Paid: Not published (as of 2026-09-11).
Verification: None described.
Good
- Sindhi-only
- International
Watch out
- New, small
- No verification
Best for: Sindhi families incl. diaspora.
rishto.com · Sources: [1]
Sangam.com
Community · Shaadi.com group (separate, smaller pool)
Who runs it: People Interactive (India) Pvt Ltd ('from the house of Shaadi.com'), since 2018. Size: 20 lakh profiles (App Store, 11 Sep 2026); '50000+ Verified Matrimony Profiles from India' (sangam.com India matrimony page); 'over two million members....
Serves: all of India, Outside India (NRI); Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Muslim, Parsi / Zoroastrian, Sikh; all communities.
Free: Register, search and send interest free; contacts, chat and verified phone numbers need a plan.
Paid: Help centre (Sep 2026): 1 month 50 contacts, 3 months 100, 6 months 400, 12 months unlimited (no INR shown). iOS in-app (11 Sep 2026): Sangam Lite Rs 899, Basic Rs 1,299, Classic Rs 1,899, Classic Plus Rs 2,199, Advantage Rs 2,399, Advantage Plus Rs 2,799, Pro ladder Rs 999 to Rs 2,799. DatingScout: USD 35 to 85.
Verification: Optional selfie or PAN/Aadhaar/passport upload (DatingScout).
Ratings: Google Play 4.1 (86k) · App Store 4.3 (10k) · MouthShut 1.0 (452)
Good
- Community-wise apps (Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Patel, Nair, Muslim) at lower prices than Shaadi.com
- Free registration; 50L+ downloads
- Same parent company as Shaadi.com
- cheapest People Group plans
Watch out
- MouthShut 1.0 out of 5 from 452 votes (2024 snapshot)
- Reviewers say many profiles are fake or the phone numbers are wrong
- Free members cannot actually exchange messages
- App stability complaints
Best for: Budget-conscious families wanting a Shaadi-group product; check pool size in your community first.
Skip it if: You need NRI depth or a large regional pool.
⚠ Worst MouthShut score in this comparison (1.0 from 452 votes) and several 'is Sangam a scam' Reddit threads, including a 2026 account of a fake relationship manager. Keep early conversations inside the app.
“in free version messages are not getting delivered even after the acceptance from both sides” Google Play
sangam.com · Android · iOS · Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Caste and community sites that serve one state
These live on their state pages, where the mandals and sammelans they sit alongside are listed too.
- 100 Matrimony (Karnataka and Goa)
- Anand Maratha Vadhu Var Kendra (Maharashtra)
- Khandar.in (North India)
- Kodava Matrimony (Karnataka and Goa)
- Lagnavaarta Matrimony (Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh)
- Maheshwari.org Matrimony (North India)
- NSS Matrimony (Kerala)
- Patidar Vivah (Gujarat)
- Sindhi Marriage Bureau.com (Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh)
- Yog Maratha Vadhu Var Suchak Kendra (Maharashtra)
CommunityMatrimony: the separate pool
CommunityMatrimony was launched in 2009 as a separate company with a separate database from BharatMatrimony; its caste sites do not share profiles with the parent, and a BharatMatrimony plan does not cover them. Its full profile is on its own page.
Part of SendRishta's field guide to matrimony sites in India. Prices, ratings and counts were recorded on 11 Sep 2026; method, sources and corrections are on the main page.