Chungathara is a village panchayat in

Nilambur Nilambur is a major town, a municipality and a Taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is also known as 'Teak ...

Taluk in

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

district,

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

, India. It is one of the smallest gramapnachayat in Kerala. It is surrounded by Western Ghats.

Geography

Two rivers,

Chaliyar Chaliyar River is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length. The Chaliyar is also known as Chulika River, Nilambur River or Beypore River as it nears the sea. Pothukal, Chungathara, Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Kavanoor, P ...

and Punnappuzha, pass through this village.

Transportation

The Nilambur - Ooty road passes through Chungathara. Nearby townships are Edakkara and

. 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 The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. A ...

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

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. 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

* 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

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

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/

Transportation

Chaungathara connects to other parts of India through

. State Highway No. 28 starts in Nilambur and connects to

Ooty Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is located ...

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

and

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

through Highways. 12, 29 and 181. National Highway No. 66 passes through

Ramanattukara Ramanattukara is a municipality census town in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala. This town was formerly called Kadungan Chira village. Ramanattukara is located 14 km away from Kozhikode city. Developing as a suburb of K ...

and the northern stretch connects to Goa and

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...

. The southern stretch connects to

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part ...

and

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

State. The nearest airport is at

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

. The nearest major railway station is at

Feroke Feroke (), is a Municipality and a part of Kozhikode metropolitan area under Kozhikode Development Authority (K.D.A) in the Kozhikode district of the Indian state of Kerala. Feroke municipality shares the border with Kozhikode corporation, Ra ...

Image Gallery

File:Nilambur Railway Station in Malappuram district 3.jpg, Railway Station first platform File:Nilambur Railway Station52.jpg, Old Entrance to the railway station File:Nilambur 03907.JPG, Karimpuzha River Gauge Station

References

External links

* http://lsgkerala.in/chungatharapanchayat/ {{Malappuram district Villages in Malappuram district Cities and towns in Malappuram district Nilambur area

Geography

Transportation

Demographics

Education

Major schools

Churches

Mosques

Temples

Nearest Railway Station

See also

Transportation

Image Gallery

References

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