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Nooranad festival
Padanilam Parabrahma temple
Nooranad
Padanilam
Town
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Shree Budha College
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Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Population
 (2001)
 • Total25,604
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690504
Lok Sabha constituencyMavelikkara

Noornad is a town near Kayamkulam in Alappuzha in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Noornad 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.Legend says that once this area was ruled by a "yakshi" who later became the disciple of sree bhadrakali and now protects the native people.This temple was maintained by "Koipalli madom" before being taken over by natives.

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of India:Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) [dead link]