Wandicotta, a district of Hindustan, in the Balaghat ceded districts, situated between the fourteenth and fifteenth degrees of north latitude, and now chiefly comprehended in the Cuddapah collectorship. The river Pennar crosses it. The principal towns are Gandicotta, Tadimery, and Anantapooram. Gandicotta is the capital of the district, situated on the top of a lofty mountain. There is no passage to the fortress but by a narrow road cut out of the rock along the edge of the precipice. The surrounding plain is well watered and cultivated; and here was formerly a diamond mine. Long. 78° 20' E. Lat. 14° 44' N.