Mohanur

Mohanur is a Town panchayat in the Namakkal district of the Indian state Tamil Nadu. The Mohanur Panchyat Union includes Mohanur Town, Pettapalayam, Manappalli, Rasipalayam, Kumaripalayam, Sengappalli, Ediyar, Perumandam Palayam, Ariyur, Aniyapuram, and Valayapatti. It is linked to Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Erode, and Karur districts by road.GeographyMohanur is a town panchyat situated at the southernmost part of Namakkal district, on the bank of river Cauvery. It is located at. 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), 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.Notable Persons The Great Freedom fighter Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai alias Namakkal Kavingar Born in Mohanur. Chairman of Tata sons Natarajan Chandrasekaran(Chandra) Born in Mohanur. Reputed professor Giridhar Madras, in the Department of Chemical Engineering of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore born in Mohanur. Chief Operating Officer of TATA Consultancy Services Natarajan Ganapathy Subramaniam(NGS) Born in Mohanur.