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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sooranad North
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ml
| other_name = ശൂരനാട് വടക്ക്
| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline = File:കാട്ടു പുല്ല്.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Wild grass found in Sooranad
| nickname =
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|9.1144600|N|76.6340500|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kollam district|Kollam]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 27959
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 690561
| area_code = 0476
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = KL-61
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = karunagappally
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|moderate]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
| website =
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = 93.76 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Kunnathur (Kerala)|Kunnathur]]
}}

''' Sooranad''' is a village in Kollam district, [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx|title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 and above|author=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=2008-12-10}}</ref>

The village is part of [[Kunnathur (Kerala)|Kunnathur]] Taluk, which lies in Kerala's [[Kollam District]] and sits on the border of the [[Kollam]], [[Pathanamthitta]] and [[Allappuzha]] Districts. Sooranad North and [[Sooranad South]] are collectively known as '''Sooranad''' and have their own local [[panchayat]]s. Sooranad North covers an area of {{convert|22.67|km2}} and is {{convert|9|km}} from [[Sasthamcotta]], {{convert|30|km}} from Kollam, {{convert|90|km}} from the state capital [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and {{convert|15|km}} from [[Karunagappalli]], which is the nearest city. Sooranad North's Pin Code is 690561.

==Economy==

The main occupations are cashew nut processing, manufacture tiles and burnt bricks. Nowadays many people in Sooranad have set up their own shops.Some came back to the agricultural field while many left.

==Schools==

Government High School of Sooranadu, Santhinikethan Model High School, R.K.U.P.S., Govt.L.P.S anayadi, T.D.B Central School, Chakkuvally Government School, GHSS Sooranad.

==Banking==

The Sooranad gramodhaarana service co-operative bank is the major bank in this region.

==Celebrities==

Padmasri Dr. Sooranad Kunjan Pillai, Barrister N. Padmanabha pillai, Sri.Gopi Anayadi, Late Vaiankara Madhusoodanan, Nelson Sooranad are some of the famous people in this region.

==Geography==
A tributary of the Kallada River flows through this village as well as the Pallikkal River. There are many markets in Sooranad such as Kannamath chandha, Vayyankara chantha, and Parakkadavu chantha.

==Temples==

There are many temples in Sooranad including Kumaranchira temple, Komalavalleeswaram temple, Anayadi narasimha moorthy temple, Azhakiyakavu sree kurumba kaalli devi temple, Puthiyakavu Temple, kalarivathukkal temple, Sree narayana puram temple and Puthiyidam Krishnaswami temple, Kunniradathu malanada and Ponal Kalari Shree Bhuvaneswari Temple. Anayadi narasimhamoorthi temple and anayadi puthiyidam krishnaswamitemple and only Shanideva temple of Kerala is situated in Sooranad North from a little bit distance from the Sooranad Rakthasakshi Mandapam.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in India]]
[[Category:Settlements in Kerala]]

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