Kanam Town Population - Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu

Kanam (TP) is a Town and Town Panchayat located in Tiruchendur Taluk of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu. Kanam city has 2375 housholds and town is divided into 12 wards. Kanam city elections are held of every 5 years to elect representative of each ward.

As per the Census India 2011, Kanam city has population of 9289 of which 4598 are males and 4691 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 908 which is 9.78% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Kanam city is around 1020 compared to 996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Kanam city is 82.46% out of which 85.6% males are literate and 79.39% females are literate. There are 19.39% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.02% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kanam city.

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Kanam Population Facts

Number of Households2375
Population9289
Male Population4598 (49.5%)
Female Population4691 (50.5%)
Children Population908
Sex-ratio1020
Literacy82.46%
Male Literacy85.6%
Female Literacy79.39%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %1.02%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %19.39%

Map of Kanam, Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu