title: Kanji, Tamil Nadu
text: # 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.
  
  ## Economy
  
  Some of the business units and small scale industries in Kanji are rice mills, garment manufacturing, shoe companies and hand-looms.
  
  ## Landmarks
  
  It has a temple devoted to Lord Murugan as well as the Karaikandeswarar temple.
  
  ## Education
  
  ### Schools
  
  * St. Antony's school
  * Good Heart primary school
  * Kamalambal primary school
  * Government boys hr.sec school
  * Government girls hr.sec school
  * Government elementary school
  * RCM Primary School
  
  ### College
  
  * Annai Terasa Nursery Training College
  * Vivekanandha Art School
  
  ### Other
  
  A craft centre and Shanthi Lumin children's home are supported by foreign charities including the British charity The Kanji Project.
  
  