Kanjikoil is a panchayat town in Erode district

Erode District

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.The ancient name of the town is "Kanji Kooval" and it is called by the Name Kanji koil or Kanji Kovil.

Demographics

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, Kanjikoil had a population of 11,148. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kanjikoil has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 52%. In Kanjikoil, 7% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Temples

Kanji kovil has a major temple Sree Seedeviamman temple situated in the south side of the town.This temples celebrates the festival every year in the month on June / July as Car festival for 5 days.This includes Fire stepping, Ratham Ula. During this festival many cultural programs conducted in the town by local political and social welfare parties.

The other festival celebrated is the Mariamman festival.

Other Major Temples includes Eswaran, Angalamman and Perumal temples situated in east of the town.

Also it has Thambikalai Ayyan temple (A Famous Ragu, Kethu temple) in the North and Malaikovil Murugan temple in the South east are the nearby temples.

Schools

It has the Union Primary school and Govt Higher secondary school situated in the heart of the town.

It also has the privates schools "Kongu Vellalar Kalvi Niruvanam",Medium offered for both Tamil and English especially for higher secondary.

Transportation

Kanji kovil has well connected with the District capital Erode by means of Town busses run by government and private sectors.It also connected with nearby towns Chithode, Nasiyanur, Perundurai and Kavinda padi by buses.

It has connected with the following Road facilities.

1.SH 175 - Connecting Erode and Thingalur run thro' the town
2.Panchayat Union roads connecting Perundurai, Kavinda padi and Chitthode.

Nearest airport is Coimbatore is about 85 km from the town and the nearest railway station is Erode Junction is about 15 km from the town.

Income sources

The Main income sources of the town are Agriculture and weaving.

The surroundings of the town has many farm lands and the water source being supplied by Lower Bhavani Canal project.The main agricultural products includes Rice, Sugar cane, Turmeric etc.

The town has many Handloom and powerloom weaving centers and hence the half of the income of the town contributes with weaving.