Vatara

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A Vatara ({{langx|kn|ವಠಾರ}}) is a type of housing complex, similar to row houses, typically found in urban Karnataka, India. Vataras usually are single floor or have two stories, with a row of homes on each floor. They usually have a common corridor in the middle. They are usually occupied by middle-class families and students and typically have a single owner, who may or may not live in the same vatara. Akin to the chawls of Mumbai or a tenement, a Vatara is a typology that has emerged as a low-cost form of multiple housing.{{fact|date=February 2023}}