Karimpuzha Bridge in monsoonKarimpuzha River Gauge Station
Chungathara is a village panchayat in Nilambur Taluk in Malappuram district, Kerala, India.[1] It is one of the smallest gramapnachayat in Kerala. It is surrounded by Western Ghats.
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.
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[when?] 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
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 Feroke.
