Sooranad
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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 school
s, 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
Kollam district
-Climate:Kollam's temperature is almost steady throughout the year. The average temperature ranges from 25 to 32 degrees Celsius. Summer usually runs from March until May; the monsoon begins by June and ends by September. Kollam receives an annual average rainfall of around...
in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Sooranad North
Sooranad North
Sooranad North is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India....
and Sooranad South
Sooranad South
Sooranad South is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.-Demographics: India census, Sooranad South had a population of 23658 with 11476 males and 12182 females....
are collectively known as Sooranad.
The main employment for men and women is cashew
Cashew
The cashew is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi name, acajú. It is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.-Etymology:The...
nut processing, which takes place in several factories
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
. There are also workers who manufacture
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
tiles and "country burnt" bricks. In addition, there are people who work as casual laborers.
Three Higher Secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
s, the Government high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
of Sooranadu and the Santhinikethan Model High School, and other upper primary and lower primary schools providing basic education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
to both the local students and students from other administrative subdivisions (talukas
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
).
Sasthamkottah Lake provides drinking water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
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
Santhinikethanam Model Higher Secondary School
Santhinikethanam Model Higher Secondary School is the higher secondary school located in the village of Sooranad, Kerala, India. It is run by the Smhss.org Patharam Educational & Cultural Society....
(SMHSS) are two main educational institutes in these villages.
A tributary of the Kallada River
Kallada River
The Kallada River is one of two major rivers that flow through the Kollam District of Kerala, India. It originates on the Kulathupuzha hills near Ponmudi and travels for 121 km, flowing through Punalur, Pathanapuram, Kunnathur, Kottarakkara and Kollam before ending at Ashtamudi Lake...
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