Vataman

Vataman
Vataman ; Laghuraj Nagar
	town
	Vataman Temple
	Nickname(s): Vatamanu
	Vataman Location in Gujarat, India Vataman Vataman (India)
	Coordinates: 22.53°N 72.42°E
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Ahmedabad
Taluka	Dholka
Population (2001)
• Total	5,906
• Rank	2nd in Dholka
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	382265
Vehicle registration	GJ
Nearest city	Dholka
Literacy	9%
Website	gujaratindia.com

Vataman or Vataman Chowkdi is a small village in the western state of Gujarat in India,[1] 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 fruite many cast of people live in vataman like rajput, garasiya, Koli patel, bharavad, etc. The cast of Rajputs are Barad, Dabhi, Rathod, Parmar, Chavda, etc. 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.

Demographics

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.[2]

Jain Temple

This Jain temple is dedicated to the Bhagwan (Lord) Adinath or 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.

Mahavir bhagwan
Parshvanath bhagwan
Vasupujya bhagwan
Kunthunath bhagwan

Notes

"Villages of Dholka Taluka". Ahmedabad District, Government of Gujarat.
"Census 2001 Population Finder: Gujarat: Ahmadabad: Dholka: Vataman". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013.

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[1] "Villages of Dholka Taluka". Ahmedabad District, Government of Gujarat.

[2] "Census 2001 Population Finder: Gujarat: Ahmadabad: Dholka: Vataman". Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013.