a district in the south of India, situated between the 10th and 11th degrees of N. Lat. To the N. it has Coimbatore and Kistnaugerry; to the S. Travancore and Madura; on the E., the Polygar territory and Madura; and on the W., Travancore, Cochin, and Malabar. The principal rivers are the Noil and the Amravati; and the chief towns Dindigul, Balny, and Palapetty. This district was conquered by the Mysore government in 1757. It was taken possession of by the British in 1783, and subsequently restored to Tippoo Sultan. In 1792 it was again ceded to the British, and now included in the collectorship of Madura. The capital is of the same name. It is a place of considerable consequence, and possesses a strong fortress situated on a rock. Its population, exclusive of the military, has been returned at 6550. Elevation above the sea, 700 feet. E. Long. 78. 5.; N. Lat. 10. 22.