Kanji | |
Settlement Type: | Village Panchayat |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 12.382°N 78.964°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tiruvanamalai |
Founder: | karthick govindraj |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 121 |
Population Total: | 8,084 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Kanji alias Kanchi is a town in Chengam taluk in Tiruvanamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India. Its population in the 2011 census was 5,873.[1] It is located 23 km away from north-west of the temple town of Tiruvannaamalai, at an elevation of 121m above sea level.
Some of the business units and small scale industries in Kanji are rice mills, garment manufacturing, shoe companies and hand-looms.
It has a temple devoted to Lord Murugan as well as the Karaikandeswarar temple.
A craft centre and Shanthi Lumin children's home are supported by foreign charities including the British charity The Kanji Project.[3]