Sooranad

Sooranad or Sooranadu is a village located in the northern part of Kollam district in Kerala, India. Sooranad North and Sooranad South are collectively known as Sooranad.

The main employment for men and women 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.

Three Higher Secondary schools, the Government high school of Sooranadu and the Santhinikethan Model High School, and other upper primary and lower primary schools providing basic education to both the local students and students from other administrative subdivisions (talukas).

Sasthamkottah Lake provides drinking water for the community. The village is accessed from both MC (Main Central) Road and NH 47. There are many markets in Sooranad like Kannamath chandha. Padmasree Dr. Sooranad Kunhan Pillai, the renowned poet, writer, and linguistic expert who formulated Malayalam Lexicon, hailed from this land. Sooranad Government Higher secondary school and Santhinikethanam Model Higher Secondary School(SMHSS) are two main educational institutes in these villages.

A tributary of the Kallada River flows through this village as well as the Pallikkal River. Sooranad is blessed with many Temples, Churches and Mosques. The temples in Sooranad are kalarivadukal Temple and Anaydi pazhaidam Narisimha Sastha temple and many more