Chungathara


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 passing through this town.
Nearest Airport is Calicut Int. Airport,Malappuram

Demographics

Majority of the population are migrants from Travancore region of Kerala in the 1960s and 1970s and Muslims are Migrated from Valluvanad and Ernad regions of Malappuram district. 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

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. Raina 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

Nilambur Railway
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Transportation

Chaungathara 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.

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