Sooranad

Sooranad or Sooranadu is a village located in the northern extremity of Kollam district in Kerala, India. Sooranad North and Sooranad South are collectively known as Sooranad. Both are under separate local panchayats.

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 provide 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, Vayyankara chantha, and Parakkadavu chantha. Padmasree Dr. Sooranad Kunjhan Pillai, the renowned poet, writer, and linguistic expert who formulated Malayalam Lexicon, hailed from this land. 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. Thennala Balakrishnapillai, renowned Congress leader, who was M.L.A, M.P and KPCC president was born and brought up in this land.