Sooranad
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Sooranad North ശൂരനാട് വടക്ക് |
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Wild grass found in Sooranad
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| Coordinates: 9°06′52″N 76°38′03″E / 9.1144600°N 76.6340500°ECoordinates: 9°06′52″N 76°38′03″E / 9.1144600°N 76.6340500°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 27,959 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 690561 |
| Telephone code | 0476 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-61 |
| Nearest city | karunagappally |
| Sex ratio | 93.76 ♂/♀ |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kunnathur |
| Climate | moderate (Köppen) |
Sooranad North (Malayalam:ശൂരനാട് വടക്ക്) is a village in Kollam district in the south west Indian state of Kerala.
The village is part of 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 panchayats. Sooranad North covers an area of 22.67 square kilometres (8.75 sq mi) and is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Sasthamcotta, 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Kollam, 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Karunagappalli, which is the nearest city. Sooranad North's Pin Code is 690561.
The main employment for men and women of the village is cashew nut processing, which takes place in several factories. There are also workers who manufacture tiles and "country burnt" bricks. In addition, there are people who work as casual laborers.Nowadays many people in Sooranad have set up their own shops.Some came back to the agricultural field while many left.
There are three Higher Secondary schools: the Government High School of Sooranadu and the Santhinikethan Model High School, and other Upper Primary School (R.K.U.P.and Govt.L.P.S anayadi other upper and Lower Primary Schools provide basic education to both the local students from other administrative subdivisions (taluks).Some other important schools in Sooranad north are T.D.B Central School and Chakkuvally Government School.
The Sooranad gramodhaarana service co-operative bank 3947 is the leading financial concern that began as early as in 28.3.1956 ; vayyankara raghavakurup the founder president , kaleekkathara radhakrishnan the present president .
Padmasri Dr. Sooranad Kunjan Pillai, the renowned poet, writer, and linguistic expert who formulated Malayalam Lexicon, hailed from the area. Barrister N. Padmanabha pillai of Panayamcherril veedu, of vayyankara who was member of Sreemoolam Assembly and Municipal Chairman, Kollam during whose time the clocktower in Kollam was built. Well-known writer and journalist Sri.Gopi Anayadi also from this village and he belongs to Vandematharam veedu near Anayadi bridge. Late Vaiankara Madhusoodanan , professor in music college T.V.M,was a well recognised classical music singer who belongs to Vaiankara Anayadi
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