Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Gandikōta
Gandikōta. — A sub-division of Kamma. Gandi Kōttei is recorded *[1] as a sub-division of Kāpu or Reddi, "found only in Madura and Tinnevelly, and also known simply as Kōttei Reddis. Kōttei is the Tamil for a fort, the corresponding Telugu word being kōta. Their females do not appear in public."
- ↑ * Madras Census Report, 1891.