Chungathara is a village panchayat in Nilambur Taluk in Malappuram district, Kerala, India.

Long distance Such as Kozhikode, Malappuram, Tirur, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Trivandrum, Kottayam, Mysore, Gudallur, Kalpetta, Wayanad, Bangalore, Ootty buses pass through the town.

Chungathara is a well known town and merged with Edakkara and Nilambur urban locality.

Marthoma College is an education institution and situated in the heart of the city.

Easow Mar Thimatheous Episcopa was the founder, and Dr. Rajeev Thomas is the current principal.

almost all the post-graduate courses are available, which is very helpful for students coming from villages near to this college.