Kanam, Tamil Nadu
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Kanam | |
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Coordinates: 8°32′45″N 78°03′43″E / 8.545886°N 78.061964°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Thoothukudi |
Area | |
• Total | 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,134 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 628201 |
Telephone code | 04639 |
Vehicle registration | TN 69, TN 92 |
Kanam is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, Kanam had a population of 3,134. Males constitute 47.4% of the population and females 52.5%. Kanam has an average literacy rate of 85.05 %, higher than the state average 80.09 % male literacy is 90.25%, and female literacy is 80.40 %. In Kanam, 9.29% of the population is under 6 years of age.[1]
Landmark
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Kanam_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88.jpg/220px-Kanam_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%88.jpg)
One of the most important place here is the Kanam sluice(மடை), where the local people around the village enjoy fishing, bathing, washing.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Parvathiamman_Temple.jpg/220px-Parvathiamman_Temple.jpg)
One of the famous temple, Parvathi amman temple of Vallivilai village which administratively comes under Kanam town.
References
- ^ "Kanam City Population Census 2011 - Tamil Nadu". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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