Chungathara is a village panchayat in Nilambur Taluk in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is one of the smallest gramapnachayat in Kerala. It is surrounded by Western Ghats.
Geography Two rivers, Chaliyar and Punnappuzha, pass through this village.
Transportation The Nilambur - Ooty road passes through Chungathara. Nearby townships are Edakkara and Nilambur. Nilambur is 7 km away. Long distance Such as Kozhikode, Malappuram, Tirur, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Trivandrum, Kottayam, Mysore, Gudallur, Kalpetta, Wayanad, Bangalore, Ootty buses pass through the town. The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport in Malappuram.
Demographics Majority of the population are migrants from Travancore region of Kerala in the 1960s and 1970s. Chungathara has the largest number of Christians in the Malappuram district. The majority are farmers and rubber is a major cash crop. Many residents work abroad, mainly in Middle East countries. Chungathara is a well known town and merged with Edakkara and Nilambur urban locality. Erumamunda, Kurumbalangode, Pallikkuth, Mampoyil, Kaippini, Palayakode etc. are the other parts of Chungathara panchayath.
Education Mar Thoma College, Chungathara Marthoma College is an education institution and situated in the heart of the city. Started in 1981, Rt. Rev. Easow Mar Thimatheous Episcopa was the founder, and Dr. Rajeev Thomas is the current principal. At present almost all the post-graduate courses are available, which is very helpful for students coming from villages near to this college.
Major schools Marthoma Higher Secondary School, Chungathara Mar Philoxenos Memorial Higher Secondary School, Chungathara Islamic Charity Centre English Medium School, Erumamunda Good Shepherd Modern English School, Palunda Nirmala Higher Secondary School, Erumamunda ALP School, Konnamanna (Achen's Memorial School) is an aided school nearby Chungathara MGM English Medium School, Chungathara ALP School Pookkottumannu ALP School, Mundapadam, Kurumbalangode Carmelgiri School, Thalanji MPM HSS CHUNGATHARA
Churches Salem Marthoma Church, Chungathara St. George Orthodox ValiyaPally, Chungathara St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Chalikkapotty, Chungathara St. George Malankara Catholic Church, Chungathara Indian Pentecostal Church (IPC) Chungathara St.Marys Church, Thalanji, Chungathara St. George Malankara Catholic Church, Myladumpotty Assemblies Of God Church (AG) Chungathara St.Thomas Jacobite Syrian church Erumamunda Mar Basil cheriya palli Erumamunda St.marys Malankara catholic church Chungathara
Mosques
Mujahid Masjid, Chungathara Town Sunni grand Masjid, Chungathara Busstand Masjid Sunni Juma Masjid, Mundamoola Mujahid Masjid, Kaippini Sunni Juma Masjid, pallikkuth
Temples Nedumpuzha Devi Temple Sree Narayana Guru Temple Kurathiyamma Devi Temple, Pathirippadam Mannathi Siva Temple Kunnath Varahamoorthy Temple
Nearest Railway Station
Nilambur Railway https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Nilambur+Railway+Station,+Railway+Station+Road,+Nilambur,+Kerala/
See also Vazhikkadavu Nilambur Edakkara Gudalur Mango Orange Pandalur Devala, Nilgris
Transportation Chungathara connects to other parts of India through Nilambur. State Highway No. 28 starts in Nilambur and connects to Ooty, Mysore, and Bangalore through Highways. 12, 29 and 181. National Highway No. 66 passes through Ramanattukara and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum State. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Nilambur.
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References
External links http://lsgkerala.in/chungatharapanchayat/