in Hindustan, a town within the presidency of Madras, on the right bank of the River Penna, 18 miles from the spot where it falls into the Bay of Bengal. The town is irregularly built, and in places rather crowded and confined; but there are some good streets occupied by the better classes, and on the whole, for a native town, it is tolerably clean and airy. The population is estimated at 20,000; distant N. from Madras 100 miles; N. Lat. 14° 27', E. Long. 80° 2'. The British district, of which this town is the chief place, is bounded on the N. by Guntoor, on the E. by the Bay of Bengal, on the S. by Arcot, and on the W. by Cudapah. It lies between N. Lat. 13° 55' and 16° E. Long. 75° 8' and 80° 21'. The area, according to official return, is 7980 square miles, and the population 935,690.