Sooranad North ശൂരനാട് വടക്ക്
village
Wild grass found in Sooranad
Coordinates: 9°06′52″N 76°38′03″E / 9.1144600°N 76.6340500°E / 9.1144600; 76.6340500
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
Telephone code	0476
Vehicle registration	KL-61
Nearest city	karunagappally
Sex ratio	93.76 ♂/♀
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kunnathur
Climate	moderate (Köppen)

Sooranad is a village in Kollam district, Kerala, India.^[1]

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 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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.