Mohanur

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This article is about the municipality in Tamil Nadu, India. For its eponymous block, see Mohanur block.
Mohanur

Mohai
Taluk / Town
Nickname(s): 
Kovil nagaram
Mohanur is located in Tamil Nadu
Mohanur
Mohanur
Location in Tamil Nadu,India
Coordinates: 11°05′N 78°10′E / 11.08°N 78.17°E / 11.08; 78.17Coordinates: 11°05′N 78°10′E / 11.08°N 78.17°E / 11.08; 78.17
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
RegionKongu Nadu
DistrictNamakkal
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total14,315
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationTN-28 & TN-88
Websitehttp://www.townpanchayat.in/mohanur

Mohanur (Tamil : மோகனூர் ) is a taluk in the Namakkal district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Mohanur Panchayat Union includes Mohanur Town, Pettapalayam, Manappalli, Rasipalayam, Kumaripalayam, Sengappalli, Ediyar, Peramandampalayam, Ariyur, Aniyapuram, and Valayapatti. It is linked to Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Erode, and Karur districts by road.

Etymology[]

Several reasons are offered for the origin of the name.[1]

  1. One reason given is that the people of this region worked as middle men or agents in the ancient era. Mugavar is the term in Tamizh for agents. So the place came to be known as Mugavanur which derived later on as Moganur.
  2. Another reason is that Lord Shiva wanted to see the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu as a woman i.e. Mohini, here in this location.
  3. Another reason goes that once all the heavenly devas went in search of Lord Shiva accompanied by Ganga. But he was alone there. So they started their search for Ganga and went to Lord Muruga. He too started to search her. Searching for her, they reached Madurai where Madurai Meenakshi directed them towards north near Cauvery. Lord Muruga came to Cauvery, yet didn't find her. So He went on a severe meditation on her. Ganga appeared in front of him. She was so overwhelmed by his motherly love and hugged him. Since the mother-son love between them was found here, the place was called Maganur. Magan means "son" in Tamizh. Maganur later derived as Mohanur.

Geography[]

Mohanur is a taluk situated at the southernmost part of Namakkal district, on the bank of river Cauvery. It is located at

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11°05′N 78°10′E / 11.08°N 78.17°E / 11.08; 78.17.[2] It has an average elevation (MSL) of 143 metres (469 feet). It is located 409 km southwest of Chennai and 273 km south of Bengaluru and 75 km south of Salem and it is near by Namakkal (18 km) and Karur (12 km), Paramathi Velur (16 km) the special feature of Mohanur is that it is the only place where the river Cauvery runs from north to south. After Kasi here the only place The Lord shiva (Asaladeepeswarar in Mohanur) temple which located right side in banks of river that passing north to south. It is also famous for historic temples which are visited by lakhs of Hindus from all over the state. Mohanur is a temple town in Namakkal district.The Famous Navaladiyan temple located in the border of Mohanur and Kumaripalayam.

Demographics[]

As of 2011 India census,[3] Mohanur had a population of 14,315. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mohanur has an average literacy rate of 80.67%,: male literacy is 87.65% and female literacy is 74.04%. In Mohanur, 8.91% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sex Ratio stands at 1046 and child sex ratio at 998. Mohanur is a town with many schools and a college. There is a police station for the nearby villages. It also has many hospitals. The broad gauge railway line from Salem to Karur passes through this place. Mohanur to Vangal Bus route Bridge opened for traffic. The State Highways-95 is originating at Mohanur. This road passes through Namakkal, Sendamangalam and end at rasipuram. Mohanur -Vangal (Karur) bridge opened for traffic now its connected Karur by road within 14 km. This is the shortest route for Salem to Karur.

Religion[]

There are many temples in the city, some of them are Navaladi Karuppuswami Temple[4] and Asala Deepeswarar temple.[5]

Government and politics[]

Mohanur is part of Namakkal (state assembly constituency) and Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency).

Police station[]

Mohanur has a police station for Mohanur town and 21 villages and their 93 Sub villages.

Civic Utility / Amenities / Services[]

Economy[]

  • The Salem Co-Operative Sugar Mills Ltd in Mohanur. It is the second highest level production factory in Tamil Nadu. In has up to 1000 employees working.
  • And some numbers of small scale industries like textiles and mosquito net manufacturers are in Mohanur.

Institutions[]

Colleges[]

  • Government Polytechnic College - Sugar mill, Vandigate, Mohanur.
  • Subaramaniyam Arts and Science College - Kattur, Mohanur.

Schools[]

  • Rasi Matriculation School - Mohanur.
  • Kalaimagal matriculation higher secondary school - mohanur

Training Institutions[]

  • Sri Rudra Technical Institute - Namakkal Main Road - [6]

Transport[]

By Rail[]

See also: Mohanur railway station
  • Daily Trains available to Chennai - Palani @ 3.59 AM.
  • Palani -Chennai @ 9.09 PM.
  • Salem - Karur passenger @ 7.16 AM.
  • Karur - Salem passenger @ 8.45 AM.
  • Salem - Karur passenger @ 6.46 PM.
  • Karur - Salem Passenger @ 8.04 PM.
  • Trichy - Salem Passenger(Special) @ 11.40 AM.
  • Salem - Trichy Passenger(Special) @ 1.30 PM.

By Road[]

Mohanur is connected by road to Namakkal (North), Paramathi Velur (West), Valayapatti (East), Karur (South) and Kattuputhur (Southeast). SH 95 Connects Mohanur and Rasipuram (via) Namakkal, Senthamangalam. This road is established to two-way lane. The cauvery river bridge has opened Mohanur-Vangal bridge to connection of Salem - Karur (via) Mohanur.

Mohanur is connected to the major cities of Tamil Nadu like Namakkal, Karur, Salem, Trichy, Erode, Palani, Thiruvannamalai, Chennai. Frequent buses accessed to Namakkal, Salem, Karur, Paramathi Velur, Valayapatty, Trichy and Kattuputhur. Daily Govt buses available to Chennai at 8.30 am and 8.30pm.

  • Several private travel agency operate their Omni buses to chennai daily.

Some of the arterial roads are:

  • Namakkal main road
  • Paramathi Velur road
  • High School road
  • Kadai veethi
  • Valayapatty road
  • karur road (via) vangal
  • kattuputhur road
  • Perumal Koil Road (towards Cauvery river)

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://travel.bhushavali.com/search?q=mohanur. Retrieved 2012-06-27
  2. ^ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mohanur". Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Census 2011".
  4. ^ "Navaladi Karuppuswami Temple : Navaladi Karuppuswami Temple Details | Navaladi Karuppuswami- Mohanur | Tamilnadu Temple | நாவலடி கருப்பசாமி". temple.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Sri Achala Deepeswarar temple". Dinamalar. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  6. ^ Rudrati Mohanur

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