| Chungathara | |
| Other Name: | Chungathara |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 11.3336°N 76.2757°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Name2: | Malappuram |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 129.69 |
| Population Total: | 44569 (According to census data 2001) |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 679334 |
| Area Code: | 04931 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Registration Plate: | KL-71 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0km (00miles) |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
| Website: | http://lsgkerala.in/chungatharapanchayat/ |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Edakkara |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Waynad |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 35°C |
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank3 Info Sec2: | 20°C |
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.
Two rivers, Chaliyar and Punnappuzha, pass through this village.
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.
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. 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.
Nilambur Railwayhttps://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Nilambur+Railway+Station,+Railway+Station+Road,+Nilambur,+Kerala/
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.