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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Vataman<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = Laghuraj Nagar<br />
| nickname = Vatamanu<br />
| settlement_type = town<br />
| image_skyline = Vataman Temple.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = Vataman Temple<br />
| pushpin_map = India Gujarat#India<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.53|N|72.42|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ahmedabad district|Ahmedabad]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluka]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Dholka Taluka|Dholka]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 5906<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
| population_rank = 2nd in Dholka<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 382265<br />
| registration_plate =GJ <br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Dholka]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = 9%<br />
| website = {{URL|gujaratindia.com}} <br />
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'''Vataman''' or '''Vataman Chowkdi''' is a small village in the western state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Villages of Dholka Taluka|publisher=Ahmedabad District, Government of Gujarat|url=https://ahmedabaddp.gujarat.gov.in/ahmedabad/english/dholka-taluko.htm}}</ref> located at a crossroads about an hour and a half from [[Ahmedabad]] or [[Amdavad]] airport on the road to [[Palitana]]. Vataman is famous for its [[Jain]] ''[[derasar]]''. Vataman village is famous for guava fruit many cast of people live in vataman like rajput, garasiya, [[Koli people|Koli]] patel, bharavad, etc. The cast of Rajputs are Barad, Dabhi, Rathod, Parmar, Chavda, etc.<br />
The cast of Garasiya Rajputs are Gohil, Zala Jadeja. Vataman village is also famous for temples like Ranmukteshwar Mahadev temple, Swaminarayan temple, Ramji Mandir, Laghurajswami temple, Bhathavali Meldi Maa temple etc. and Khedut Bazar mini mall(agro) also situated at Vataman Chowkadi by Hathisang Bhikhubha Barad and Barad Krupalsinh Hathisang.<br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
In the 2001 India census, the village of Vataman had 5,906 inhabitants, 51.9% (3,067) male and 48.1% (2,839) female, for a gender ratio of 926 females per thousand males.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Census 2001 Population Finder: Gujarat: Ahmadabad: Dholka: Vataman|publisher=Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=621719&category=VILLAGE|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531012427/https://censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/View_Village_Population.aspx?pcaid=621719&category=VILLAGE|archivedate=31 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==Jain Temple==<br />
This Jain temple is dedicated to the [[Bhagwan]] ([[Lord]]) ''Adinath'' or [[Rishabha (Jain tirthankar)|Rishabha]] that was consecrated with great fanfare and devotion by Anilaben and Sureshbhai Bapalalbhai Shah of [[Palanpur]] and [[Mumbai]] in April 2003. The main temple also houses statues of [[Rishabhanatha]], [[Mahavira]] ''swami'', [[Parshvanath]] ''swami'', [[Vasupujya]] ''swami'' and [[Kunthunath]] ''swami''.<br />
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<!-- Deleted image removed: Image:AdinathDada(Vataman).jpg|[[Rishabha (Jain tirthankar)|Adinath]] bhagwan --><br />
File:Vataman-Mahavir Swami.jpg|[[Mahavir]] bhagwan<br />
File:Vataman-Parshvanath Swami.jpg|[[Parshvanath]] bhagwan<br />
File:Vataman - Vasupujya Swami.jpg|[[Vasupujya]] bhagwan<br />
File:Vataman-Kunthunath Swami.jpg|[[Kunthunath]] bhagwan<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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[[Category:Jain temples in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in Ahmedabad district]]<br />
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 2003]]<br />
[[Category:2003 establishments in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Māru-Gurjara architecture]]<br />
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