Nooranad

Nooranad
Nooranad
	Town
	Nooranad Location Nooranad in Kerala Nooranad Location of Nooranad in India
	Coordinates: 9°12′25″N 76°37′55″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha district
Population (2001)
• Total	25,604
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690504
Lok Sabha constituency	Mavelikkara

Nooranad (also anglicized as Noornad or Nooranadu) is a developing town from south west Pandalam in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]. Padanilam is the cultural Centre of Nooranad region. The Padanilam Parabrahma Temple, which is famous for MahaShivarathri Kettukazhcha is situated in Nooranad.

Sree Buddha College

Nooranad festival

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Nooranad had a population of 25604 with 11960 males and 13644 females.[1] Nooranad is part of the Onattukara cultural region. Padanilam Parabrahma Temple is the famous temple in this region. Kettu Kazhcha - a procession of two huge oxen is carried out here as part of the Padanilam Sivarathri.Nooranad pallimukkom Sree Bhadrakali temple is very famous.This temple was maintained by "Koipalli madom" before being handed over to the natives.Mr.Narayana bhattathiri was the last patron of Koipallil madom who directly controlled the temple affairs.

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References

"Census of India:Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

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[censusindia-1] "Census of India:Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.