Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Cuddapah

CUDDAPAH, or KADAPA, a district and town of Hindustan, presidency of Madras. The district, of which the area is 8,745 square miles, is traversed N. to S. by the Eastern Ghauts, and watered by the Pennar and its affluents. The forests contain much valuable timber, and the minerals include iron ore, lead, copper, diamonds, etc. Agriculture is in a flourishing condition, grain, cotton, and indigo being largely grown. Pop. about 1,355,000. The town lies on a small river of same name, an affluent of the Pennar 140 miles N. W. Madras. It exports indigo and cotton.