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Sooranad North | |
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Village | |
 Wild grass found in Sooranad | |
| Coordinates: 9°06′52″N 76°38′03″E / 9.1144600°N 76.6340500°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 27,959 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690561 (Sooranad North P.O), 690522 (Sooranad P.O) |
| Telephone code | 0476 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-61 |
| Nearest city | Karunagappally |
| Sex ratio | 93.76 ♂/♀ |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kunnathur |
| Climate | moderate (Köppen) |
Sooranad North is a village in Kollam district in the south west Indian state of Kerala.[1] It is believed that Sooranad was ruled by King SOORAN and hence the name.
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.
- ^ Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 and above". Retrieved 10 December 2008.