An amsom is a partition of a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
particularly in
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
. It is an administrative unit under an officer known as Adhikari.
Often amsoms are understood as villages.
In India, states are divided into many districts. Districts are also divided into
panchayat. In each panchayat there are many villages. Villages are divided into amsoms. Each village contains two to eight amsoms.
References
Villages in Kerala
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