At the time of the 1981 Census of India, the Malappuram district was divided into 4 Taluks namely, Eranad, Perinthalmanna, Tirur, and Ponnani.
[1] This is a list of Desoms and their curresponding Revenue Villages of Malappuram district in the year 1981.
[1] Desoms were the basic unit of Revenue Divisions in the Malabar District during British Raj.
[2] Desoms were usually named on the basis of smaller towns or forest area in that region.
Following the formation of the state of Kerala in 1956, the Amsoms were replaced by Revenue Villages.