It became the 11th District of the State. Parts of the erstwhile Palghat (Ernad & Perinthalmanna Taluks) and Kozhikode (Tirur & Ponnani Taluks) Districts were delinked from the respective Districts to form Malappuram. During the latter half of the 90s, Ernad (HQ @ Manjeri) was divided into Nilambur & Ernad; while Tirurangady evolved from Tirur. It was a commitment on the part of Mr. AK Antony, who
did contest from Tirurangady in a by-election. However, a major transport hub of the North Kerala namely, the Karippur (Calicut) Airport is located in this District. So does Malappuram is home to the Calicut University. Malappuram had made significant developments in IT Development. Malappuram shares its boundaries with Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode & Wayand Districts of Kerala and with the Nilgiri District of Tamil Nadu. Probably Malappuram is the District in Kerala that has the maximum number of district boundaries (after Idukki). The district has a rich cultural and political heritage. Malappuram has seen participation in national movements such as Khilafat Movement or Moplah Rebellion, which was a protest by the Muslims of Malabar against the abolition of the Islamic Caliphate in Turkey by the British. At a national level Mahatma Gandhi supported the Khilafat Movement as an opportunity to draw Muslims to the mainstream Independence Movement. Some historians have associated the Khilafat Movement as a 'peasant uprising' in Malabar.kstrc is the one of big bus stand of malappuram.Servicing day night to Banglore,Trivandrum and all of district capitals in kerala.Also servicing to Ootty and Coimbatore.In kondoty Moinkutty waidyar memorial hall which is named popular poetry with Mappila songs .Karippoor Air port is one of leading airport and flying to all Gulf contries.Rak Airways,Sharjah Airlines,Emirates Airlines,Srilankan Airlines.Kuwait Airways,Bahrain Airways.Air Arabia Airlines,And Indian Airlines,Air India.
