Sooranad

** Sooranad** is a village in Kollam district, Kerala, India.

The village is part of Kunnathur Taluk, in Kerala's Kollam District and on the border of the Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Allappuzha Districts. Sooranad North and Sooranad South are together known as **Sooranad** and have their own local panchayats. Sooranad North covers an area of  and is  from Sasthamcotta,  from  Kollam,  from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram and  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. 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, 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 in Sooranad North and not far from the Sooranad Rakthasakshi Mandapam.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Sooranad North
- **native name lang**: ml
- **other name**: ശൂരനാട് വടക്ക്
- **settlement type**: village
- **image skyline**: File:കാട്ടു പുല്ല്.JPG
- **image caption**: Wild grass found in Sooranad
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **pushpin map caption**: Location in Kerala, India
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: States and territories of India, State
- **subdivision type2**: District
- **subdivision name1**: Kerala
- **subdivision name2**: Kollam district, Kollam
- **governing body**: Gram panchayat
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **population total**: 27959
- **population as of**: 2011
- **population density km2**: auto
- **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>
- **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