Mohanur

Mohanur
—  city  —
Mohanur Location of Mohanur in Tamil Nadu and 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
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Namakkal
Population	12,468 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 143 metres (469 ft)

Mohanur is a Town panchayat in Namakkal district of Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Mohanur Panchyat Union includes Mohanur Town,Pettapalayam, Manappalli, Kumarapalayam, Sengappalli, Ediyar, Perumandam Palayam, Ariyur, Aniyapuram, Valayapatti. It is linked to Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Erode, and Karur by Road.

Geography

Mohanur is situated at the southern most part of Namakkal district, on the bank of river Cauvery. It is located at 11°05′N 78°10′E / 11.08°N 78.17°E / 11.08; 78.17^[1]. It has an average elevation (MSL) of 143 metres (469 feet). Located near Namakkal (18 km) and Karur (13 km), the special feature of Mohanur is that it is the only place where the river Cauvery runs from north to south. It is also famous for historic temples which are visited by lakhs of Hindus from all over the state. The Salem Co-Operative sugar mill is located in Mohanur. Navaladiyan Kovil which is located in the border of Mohanur and Kumaripalayam.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census^[2], Mohanur had a population of 12,468. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mohanur has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81% and female literacy is 66%. In Mohanur, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. 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. Construction of this line is under progress now.Mohanur to Vangal Bus route Bridge also construction under progress.

Schools

• Govt.Hr.Sec. School (Govt Boys Hr.Sec.School) is one of the oldest schools in Mohanur. This school wins a lot of prizes at the district level sports events.
• SCSM Matriculation Hr Sec School located in Salem Co-Operative Suger Mill Ltd,was a school in Namakkal district during the 1990s. campus
• Kalaimagal Matriculation School
• Rasi Matriculation School
• SCSM Polytechnic
• Subramaniam college
• Govt.Girls Hr. Sec. School having strength 1100
• Sarojini Vidhyalaya Matriculation School

A list of other nearby colleges.

Notable people

• Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai
• N. Chandrasekaran
• N.Nandhagopal CGS From this town is a Central Geological service officer is working in Geological Survey of India, Govt of India,Hyderabad

Temples

Mohanur is also known as Namakkal's Temple City. In Mohanur, the following temples are there:

1. Sri Balathandayuthapani Temple [Lord Murugan]
2. Sri Bagavathi Amman Temple
3. Sri Draupathi Amman Temple
4. Sri Arulmigu Mariyamman Temple
5. Sri Navaladi Karuppannaswami Temple
6. Sri Valliyamman Temple - Mohanur
7. Sri Kallyana prasanna venkateswarar Temple - Mohanur
8. Sri Asalla Deepeshwarar(Lord Siva) Temple - Mohanur
9. Sri Ragavendrar Temple - Mohanur
10.Sri Raja Naga LakshmiAmman Temple(LordSnake) - Mohanur

Presiding Deity: Karuppannaswami
Other name : Pattamarathan
Reputation : Swayambu
Speciality : Writing notes to the deity
Holy tree  : Novel tree
Special tree : Neem tree
Place  : Mohanur
Scriptural name : Mahanur
District  : Namakkal

Prayer:

mohanur-topDevotees throng the temple seeking solutions for burden of debt, family problems, incurable diseases and for a profitable cattle business and for child boon and suitable marriage alliances.

Prayer commitments:

People sacrifice sheep and cocks and offer it to Karuppannaswami. The midnight puja called Sathya Puja is considered very important by the devotees.

Speciality:

Here people do not simply come, pray and go. They submit their prayers to Lord Karuppannaswami in writing. They state all their grievances in a petition clearly as if submitting to an official and tie them in the Pattamaram tree in the temple. They speak face to face with the deity.

Karuppannaswami is also known as Navaladian and Judge Durai.

Reputation:

mohanur-aKaruppannaswami exists of his own. The antiquity of the temple dates back to 2000 years. The Swayambu Murthy is in a pit in the temple. There is a dry tree behind the swayambu called Pattamaram meaning that the tree is dry. It is also said that the Chera King Senguttuvan performed the field puja here before marching on invasion to north. The Chellandiamman shrine is very popular. The pujas performed here are of non-vegetarian nature.

General Information:

Mohanur is 75 km from Rasipuram, 45 from Karur and 75 from Erode.

mohanur-bThose coming with families may use the lodges in Namakkal and proceed to Mohanur. Charges are between Rs. 200 and Rs. 500. Frequent bus facilities are available to Mohanur from Namakkal. Nearest railway station is Pugalur and Trichy is the nearest International airport and now recently Salem airport also start his Domestic Service(only kingfisher flight).

Festivals:

During the Panguni month (March–April) Mariamman festival is grandly celebrated for 10 days. 8 Days Kaliamman festival follows then in Chithirai (April–May). The crowd of devotees will be huge during these festivals.

History:

mohanur-cLord Shiva in the form of Sivasakthi had come down as a watch God in the name of Karuppannaswami. There is also a spot here called Uppiliappan Thittu. A king called Mohur Pazhayan ruling Mohanur in the past, took all the decision after praying to Navaladian. He declared the nearby Neem Tree as the Watch Tree of the region. After the invasion of Senguttuvan, the Naval tree became dry. As the deity was near this tree, He was called Pattamarathaian. As he was also near the Naval tree, the deity is also known as Navaladian.

6. old and famous Sivan temple- Asala Deepeswarar with Madhukaraveni is there.
7. Sri Vishnu Temple
8. Sri ValliAmman Temple
9. Sri Kurikara Swamy Temple

10. Sri Puthu Vangalamman Temple(Vangal,Karur Dt)

11. Sri Raja Naga LakshmiAmman Temple(LordSnake)

Entertainment

1. Balasubramania Cinema theater is located in the center of the town.

Infrastructure and Facilities

Mohanur is well connected by roads to Namakkal (North), Paramathy Velur (West), Valayapatti (East) and Kattuputhur (Southeast). The southern side is bordered by the Cauvery river(Karur Disrcit Border).

Bus Facilities
From Mohanur To Namkkal, 4.30 AM to 11 PM, for every 15 mins, Govt and Private Buses are running.
From Mohanur To P.Velur, 5.00 AM to 9.30 PM, for every 20 mins, Govt and Private Buses are running.
From Mohanur To Kattuputhur, Govt and Private Buses are available
From Mohanur To Valayapatty, Govt and Private Buses are available
From Mohanur To Chennai, Govt Bus are available at 8.30 PM
From Mohanur To Chennai, MGM(Semi sleeper) Bus are available at 8.45 PM
From Mohanur To Palani, Govt Buses are available Kiruthigai Special

Train Facilities
Karur Junction Railway Satation(45 km from Mohanur)

Hospitals
Govt. Hospital, Located at Valayapatty and Katuputhur road junction.
Malar Hospital, Located at Namakkal main road [opp Telephone Exchange]
Thangam Hospital, Located at Namakkal main road [near Telephone Exchange]
KJ Hospital, Located at Namakkal main road [opp bus stand]
Thanarasa Hospital ( Dr.Thirunavukarasu ), Located Near Bhagavathi Amman Kovil
Dr. Palanivelu Clinic, Located Near Bhagavathi Amman Koil
SCSM Hospital (only for SCSM Employees)
Dr.P.Karunanithi Clinic, Located Near Bus stand

Ambulance
Private&Government Ambulance(108) facilities available. An ambulance is available near the bus stand.

Registration Office
Registration Office are located in Kalaivani Nagar.

Mobile Network Coverage Mohanur has good mobile network coverage provided by the following mobile operators:

1.Vodafone
2.Aircel
3.AirTel
4.BSNL
5.Reliance
6.Tata Indicom
7.Uninor
8.MTS 9.Idea

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mohanur
2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.