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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{About|the town in Tamil Nadu|the town in Kerala|Kanam (Kerala)||Kanam (disambiguation)}}<br />
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| name =Kanam<br />
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| settlement_type = [[Panchayat town]]<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|8.545886|N|78.061964|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thoothukudi district|Thoothukudi]]<br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| area_total_km2 = 4.68<br />
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| population_total = 3134<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 628201<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 04639<br />
| registration_plate = TN 69, TN 92<br />
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'''Kanam''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Thoothukudi district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2011}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/803832-kanam-tamil-nadu.html|title=Kanam City Population Census 2011 - Tamil Nadu|website=www.census2011.co.in|accessdate=1 March 2018}}</ref><br />
==Landmark==<br />
[[File:Kanam மடை.jpg|thumb]]<br />
One of the most important place here is the Kanam sluice (மடை), where the local people around the village enjoy fishing, bathing, washing. <br />
[[File:Parvathiamman Temple.jpg|thumb]]<br />
One famous temple, '''Parvathi amman temple''' of Vallivilai village, administratively comes under Kanam town. <br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Thoothukudi district]]<br />
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