# Chungathara Village, Nilambur, Malappuram (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/nilambur/chungathara/ Village · Nilambur, Malappuram # Chungathara Chungathara is a village in Nilambur sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **679334**. The 2011 Census counted **35,406 people in 7,897 households**, the 5th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.1%. - 35,406people (2011) - 7,897households - 93.5%literacy - 679334PIN code ## Chungathara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chungathara is 679334.** Chungathara falls in Nilambur sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code679334 - Gram panchayatChungathara,Pothukal - Community development blockNilambur - Census village code627473 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chungathara from nearby towns? - Nilambur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Manjeri (nearest town)35 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Chungathara? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Chungathara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nilambur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chungathara known for? The main crops are **coconut**. About 93% of the 5,026 hectares of village land is sown, and 3,615 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Chungathara Of every 100 households in Chungathara in 2011, 89 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Chungathara · ■ Nilambur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **88% Toilet within the home ****96%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **3% Tap water ****15%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **86% Use banking services ****81%** **73% Television ****68%** **60% Mobile phone ****82%** **82% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****23%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****90%** **92% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Chungathara? ■ Chungathara · ■ Nilambur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%** **92.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090** **1097 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **973 Working population ****32.3%** **30.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.4% for men and 91.7% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 561 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 940 (8%) · **■** Household industry 201 (2%) · **■** Other work 6,631 (58%) · **■** Marginal 3,112 (27%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Nilambur - Edakkara60,573 people - Wandoor50,973 people - Vazhikkadavu47,322 people - Amarambalam35,975 people - Thuvvur29,991 people - Porur29,561 people - Thiruvali27,734 people - Karuvarakundu26,712 people [All 18 villages in Nilambur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/nilambur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chungathara?679334 - How far is Chungathara from Malappuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Chungathara?35,406 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chungathara in?Malappuram district (Nilambur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Chungathara?93.5% (Census 2011)