Kanji, Tamil Nadu

Kanji alias Kanchi is a town in Chengam taluk in Tiruvanamalai district, Tamil Nadu, India. Its population in the 2011 census was 5,873. 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.
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A craft centre and Shanthi Lumin children's home are supported by foreign charities including the British charity The Kanji Project.