Sooranad

Sooranad North
Village
Wild grass found in Sooranad
Wild grass found in Sooranad
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Coordinates: 9°06′52″N 76°38′03″E / 9.1144600°N 76.6340500°E / 9.1144600; 76.6340500
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
27,959
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690561 (Sooranad North P.O), 690522 (Sooranad P.O)
Telephone code0476
Vehicle registrationKL-61
Nearest cityKarunagappally
Sex ratio93.76 /
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKunnathur
Climatemoderate (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.

  1. ^ Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 and above". Retrieved 10 December 2008.