Kanam is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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.
One of the most important place here is the Kanam sluice (à ®®à ®Âà ¯Â), where the local people around the village enjoy fishing, bathing, washing.
One famous temple, Parvathi amman temple of Vallivilai village, administratively comes under Kanam town.