Where do families in East India search for a match?
Bengali families start with the Anandabazar Sunday Patra-Patri column (online as ABPweddings) and a family ghatak; Marwari families in Kolkata use Jeevansathi and sabha networks. Bihar's matches move through relatives and caste sabhas, with Sanyog Rishtey the only Patna bureau with a verified site. Odisha's only Odia app with scale is OriyaMatrimony (Matrimony.com), plus the Sambad Sunday page. Jharkhand and the Andamans have no independent at all, so it is Jeevansathi, Shaadi.com and Prabhat Khabar.
West Bengal
Bengali families start with the Anandabazar Sunday Patra-Patri column (online as ABPweddings) and a family ghatak; Marwari families use Jeevansathi and sabha networks.
Online, most used: BengaliMatrimony, ABPweddings, Shaadi.com, BharatMatrimony.
Community and offline channels
- Anandabazar Patrika Patra-Patri column (newspaper matrimonials), ABP Pvt Ltd. For Bengali Kayastha, Brahmin (any). Rs 1,430 per 130 characters across 3 South Bengal editions, Rs 5,280 all 14; Sunday.
Newspaper matrimonials families still read: Anandabazar Patrika, Bartaman, The Telegraph.
City by city
A search in Pune looks nothing like a search in Kochi or Ludhiana. The dominant platform changes, the communities change, and the offline channels that families trust most are local: a samaj registry in one city, a diocesan office in another, a Sunday newspaper column in a third. The table lists, for each city, the communities you will meet most, where families there search online, and the community and offline channels worth knowing.
| City | Communities you will meet most | Where families search online | Offline and community channels | Local notes: recent scam reports, what locals say |
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| Kolkata West Bengal | Bengali Brahmin, Kayastha, Baidya, Mahishya, Namasudra and other SC, Marwari and Agarwal, Bihari, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali and Urdu-speaking Muslim, Anglo-Indian, Chinese, Nepali | BengaliMatrimony, ABPweddings, Shaadi.com, BharatMatrimony, Jeevansathi.com, MuslimMatrimony | Anandabazar Patrika Patra-Patri column (Rs 1,430 per 130 characters across 3 South Bengal editions, Rs 5,280 all 14; Sunday; ABPweddings is its online form.); Ghatak (traditional matchmaker) network (Aaj Tak Bangla 22 Apr 2025: patra-patri sought partners through the show's matchmaker segment (headline).); Bandhan.com aggregator (Free search layer over other sites; not a registry.); Times of India Kolkata Sunday (Kolkata 2.9 lakh/day.). Bengali families start with the Sunday Anandabazar column (now ABPweddings) and a family ghatak; Marwari families use Jeevansathi plus the sabha network. |
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Platforms based here
ABPweddings
Regional
Who runs it: ABP Group (Anandabazar Patrika); online form of the Patra-Patri column per third-party listings. Size: 10L+ Android downloads, 4.2 stars, 22.3K reviews (Play search card, 2026-09-11); website blocked to us.
Serves: West Bengal, Maharashtra; all religions; all communities.
Free: Free registration (search snippet); paid packages of 90, 180, 365 days (snippet, unverified).
Paid: Snippet, unverified: 90/180/365-day packages; no figures obtained.
Verification: Claims to be the only Indian matrimonial app with Photo ID matched brides and grooms (Play card).
Ratings: Google Play 4.2 (22k) · App Store 3.2 (346)
Good
- Anandabazar Patrika brand that Bengali parents trust
- Claims photo-ID matched profiles
- Largest Bengali-specific pool (10L+ downloads)
- Newspaper trust
Watch out
- App Store rating only 3.23
- Several reviewers say staff edited their profile details without consent
- Relationship-manager packages (reviewers cite up to Rs 1.5 lakh) get the harshest reviews
- Reviewers say the same few profiles repeat
Best for: Bengali families in and around Kolkata.
“ABP can change your information and edit everything... Once they reduced my height” Google Play
BengaliMatrimony
Regional · BharatMatrimony database
Who runs it: Matrimony.com Ltd, Chennai (regional portal of BharatMatrimony), since 2000. Size: Not published separately; part of BharatMatrimony's pool (0.96M paid subscriptions FY26). App copy calls itself the 'Biggest' app for the community..
Serves: all of India, West Bengal, Outside India (NRI); all religions; all communities.
Free: Same as BharatMatrimony: free profile, search and interests; contacts, messaging and calls need a paid plan.
Paid: Same ladder as BharatMatrimony. Tamil Matrimony App Store in-app (11 Sep 2026): Gold 3 months Rs 5,900, Diamond 3 months Rs 7,900, Prime Gold 3 months Rs 7,900, Platinum 3 months Rs 9,900, TUM Regular Rs 19,900, Profile Highlighter Rs 450 to Rs 2,700. Web plans on grabon.in (coupon site): Gold Rs 4,900 / 3 months, Assisted Rs 21,000 / 3 months.
Verification: Same Trust Badge scheme as BharatMatrimony.
Ratings: Google Play 4.1 (31k) · App Store 4.2 (294)
Good
- Bengali community filters in the BharatMatrimony network
- Free registration; Bengali-language app
- 10L+ downloads, Play 4.1
- community-specific search on the full BharatMatrimony pool
Watch out
- Reviewers allege money-back promises are not kept
- Account access problems after payment reported
- Free members cannot see phone numbers
- no separate pool; registering here and on BharatMatrimony is duplicate effort
Best for: Families whose mother tongue is the portal's community; register once here or on BharatMatrimony, not both.
“they will return it if the guaranteed result is not provided... But, when you ask money” Google Play
bengalimatrimony.com · iOS · Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Bihar
Matches move through relatives and caste sabhas (Bhumihar, Kayastha, Kurmi, Yadav); Sanyog Rishtey is the only Patna bureau with a verified site; Dainik Jagran, Hindustan and Prabhat Khabar Sunday pages.
Online, most used: Jeevansathi.com, Shaadi.com, Sanyog Rishtey, HindiMatrimony.
Community and offline channels
- Sanyog Rishtey (marriage bureau), Sanyog Rishtey, Anisabad, Patna. Free registration, premium tiers, mobile-verified.
- Dainik Jagran matrimonial classifieds (newspaper matrimonials), Jagran Prakashan (rates via releaseMyAd). Text from Rs 470 for 25 lines (Greater Punjab 2 editions); Delhi NCR Rs 665; Eastern UP plus Bihar 6 editions Rs 2,035; all 30 editions Rs 4,100; display from Rs 2,400. Sunday focus. As of 2026-09-11.
Newspaper matrimonials families still read: Dainik Jagran, Hindustan, Prabhat Khabar.
City by city
| City | Communities you will meet most | Where families search online | Offline and community channels | Local notes: recent scam reports, what locals say |
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| Patna Bihar | Bhumihar, Maithil and other Brahmin, Rajput, Kayastha, Yadav, Kurmi, Koeri, Bania, Sunni and Shia Muslim, Paswan and other SC, Bengali, Marwari | Jeevansathi.com, Shaadi.com, BharatMatrimony, HindiMatrimony, Sanyog Rishtey, MuslimMatrimony | Sanyog Rishtey (Free registration, premium tiers, mobile-verified.); Caste sabha sammelans (Gaya example) (Gaya vaivahik parichay sammelan: 500 to 600 people, 40+ biodatas, dowry-free pledge (DB 9 Aug 2026 headline); Kushwaha samaj sammelan (Patrika 3 Jan 2025).); Dainik Jagran / Hindustan / Prabhat Khabar Sunday (Jagran Eastern UP plus Bihar 6 editions Rs 2,035 per 25 lines.). Bihar matches still move through relatives and caste sabhas; Sanyog Rishtey is the only Patna bureau with a verified online presence. |
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Platforms based here
Sanyog Rishtey
Regional
Who runs it: Private, Anisabad, Patna.
Serves: Bihar, Jharkhand; all religions; all communities.
Free: Free registration; premium memberships.
Paid: Not published (as of 2026-09-11).
Verification: Mobile-verified; claims screening before publishing.
Good
- Bihar-based office
Watch out
- Small
- Pricing hidden
Best for: Bihar families wanting a local bureau with a website.
sanyogrishtey.com · Sources: [1]
Jharkhand
No independent found; Jeevansathi and Shaadi plus caste sabhas and Prabhat Khabar; a Deoghar sammelan and Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh cyber busts appear in the feeds.
Online, most used: Jeevansathi.com, Shaadi.com, HindiMatrimony.
Community and offline channels
- Dainik Jagran matrimonial classifieds (newspaper matrimonials), Jagran Prakashan (rates via releaseMyAd). Text from Rs 470 for 25 lines (Greater Punjab 2 editions); Delhi NCR Rs 665; Eastern UP plus Bihar 6 editions Rs 2,035; all 30 editions Rs 4,100; display from Rs 2,400. Sunday focus. As of 2026-09-11.
Newspaper matrimonials families still read: Prabhat Khabar, Dainik Jagran.
Also used here: Sanyog Rishtey.
Sources: [1]
Odisha
OriyaMatrimony (Matrimony.com) is the only Odia app with scale; Sambad Sunday classifieds and family networks do the rest.
Online, most used: CommunityMatrimony, Shaadi.com, Jeevansathi.com.
Community and offline channels
- Sambad Sunday classifieds (newspaper matrimonials), Sambad. Rs 600 per 5 words across 9 Odisha editions.
- Sambad (Odia) matrimonial classifieds (newspaper matrimonials), Sambad Group (rates via releaseMyAd). Text Rs 600 for 5 words across all 9 Odisha editions, Rs 30 per extra word; display from Rs 4,000. Sunday focus. As of 2026-09-11.
Newspaper matrimonials families still read: Sambad, Dharitri, The Samaja.
City by city
| City | Communities you will meet most | Where families search online | Offline and community channels | Local notes: recent scam reports, what locals say |
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| Bhubaneswar Odisha | Odia Brahmin, Karan, Khandayat, Gopal, Teli, Kumuti, Bengali, Marwari, Telugu, Muslim, Christian, SC, ST | CommunityMatrimony, Shaadi.com, BharatMatrimony, Jeevansathi.com, BengaliMatrimony | Sambad Sunday classifieds (Rs 600 per 5 words across 9 Odisha editions; Bhubaneswar 1.2 lakh.); OriyaMatrimony (Matrimony.com) (10L+ downloads; the only Odia app with scale.). OriyaMatrimony plus the Sambad Sunday page is the whole map; no Odia independent to recommend. |
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Sources: [1]
Andaman & Nicobar
No channel verified; national platforms and family networks.
Online, most used: Shaadi.com, BharatMatrimony.
Sources: [1]
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.