Kanakkampalayam is a town in Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Kanakkampalayam had a population of 12,180.

Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%.

Kanakkampalayam has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 74%.

In Kanakkampalayam, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.