| Kanam | |
| Settlement Type: | Panchayat town |
| Pushpin Map: | India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 8.5459°N 78.062°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thoothukudi |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.68 |
| Population Total: | 3134 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 628201 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 04639 |
| Registration Plate: | TN 69, TN 92 |
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.[1]
One of the most important place here is the Kanam sluice(மடை), where the local people around the village enjoy fishing, bathing, washing. One of the famous temple, Parvathi amman temple of Vallivilai village which administratively comes under Kanam town.