In India, every city has a story of its formation – the nicknames of India cities or regions are based on their characteristics such as unique geographical position, natural beauty, natural formations like lakes, type of industry, large and quality production of particular agriculture products and many more.
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List of Indian Cities and their Nicknames
Nicknames of Indian Cities and towns is an important topic for all competitive exams. Here you will find a short note on nicknames of Indian cities and towns, which are State-wise with respect to memorize easily and also for the benefit of aspirants.
Andhra Pradesh Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Name
Nicknames
Piduguralla
Lime City
Rajahmundry
Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh
Tenali
Andhra Paris
Tirupati
Spiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam
Financial Capital of Andhra PradeshThe Jewel of the East CoastGoa of the EastThe City of Destiny
Bihar Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Name
Nickname
Muzaffarpur
The Land of Leechi
Bhagalpur
Silk City
Nalanda
Land of Knowledge
Gaya
The City of Enlightenment
Patna
The City of Leader
Hajipur
Bananas City
Madhubani
The City of Mithila & Madhubani Art
Himachal Pradesh Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names
Nickname
Shimla
Queen of hills
Mandi
Choti kashiVaranasi of HillsCultural capital of Himachal
Solan
Mushroom City of India
Dharamshala
Mini Lahasa
Chhattisgarh Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names
Nickname
Chhattisgarh
Rice bowl of India
Korba
Power hub of Chhattisgarh
Jagdalpur
Tourism capital of Chhattisgarh
Kanker
Gateway of bastar
Gujarat Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names
Nickname
Ahmedabad
India’s first world heritage cityManchester of IndiaBoston of India
Surat
Diamond City of India
Baroda (Vadodara)
Banyan CityCultural Capital of Gujarat (Sanskari Nagari)Power Hub of India
Haryana Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Name
Nickname
Kurukshetra
City of Mahabharata
Panipat
City of weavers
Jharkhand Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names
Nickname
Jamshedpur
Steel City of India
Dhanbad
The Coal Capital of India
Karnataka Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names
Nickname
Bengaluru
Silicon Valley of IndiaScience City of IndiaGarden City of India
Coorg (Kodagu)
Scotland of India
Mangaluru (Mangalore)
Rome of The EastIce Cream Capital of India
Mysore (Mysuru)
Sandalwood CityCultural Capital of KarnatakaCity of PalacesHeritage City of Karnataka
Shimoga (Sagara; Udupi)
Waterfalls Paradise of India
Channapatna (Channapatna)
Town of Toys(“Gombegala nagara”)
Sakleshpur (Sakleshpura)
Poor Man’s Ooty
Davangere
Land of Butter Dosa
Vijayapura
Land of Jawar roti, Groundnut Chatni
Chickmagalur
Switzerland of IndiaCoffee land of India
Kerala Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names
Nickname
Kochi (Cochin)
Queen of Arabian SeaFinancial capital of kerala
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
The Evergreen City of India
Kozhikode (Calicut)
City of Spices.
Kannur (Cannanore)
City of Looms and Lores.
Kottayam
City of letters (Aksharanagri)City of MuralsCity of latexCity of lakes
Kollam (Quilon)
Cashew Capital of the World
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
Venice of the East
Kasaragod
Land of Seven LanguagesHarkwillia
Palakkad
Land of Palm treesRice bowl of Kerala
Thrissur
The Cultural capital of KeralaLand of PooramsThe land of VadakkumnathanGold capital of India
Wayanad
God’s own district
Madhya Pradesh Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names
Nickname
Indore
Mini Bombay
Ujjain
City of Temples
Sagar
Heart of Undivided India
Maharashtra Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names
Nickname
Mumbai
Finance capital of IndiaCity of dreams
Nagpur
Orange City
Pune
Oxford of the EastQueen of the DeccanCultural and historical capital of Maharashtra
Khamgaon
Silver City
Yavatmal
Cotton City
Odisha Cities and Towns Nicknames
City and Town Names
Nickname
Bhubaneswar
The Temple CitySports Capital of IndiaIT City of East India
Puri
Holy CapitalSpiritual capital of Odisha
Sambalpur
Cultural Capital of OdishaDiamond City
Brahmapur
Silk City of Odisha
Rourkela
Industrial capital of odisha
Cuttack
Silver CityDominant city of Ancient IndiaMillenium CityLinguistic Dominant of EastGateway of East India
Punjab Cities and Towns Nicknames
City and Town Names
Nickname
Patiala
Royal City
Ludhiana
Manchester of Punjab
Abohar
California of Punjab
Rajasthan Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names
Nickname
Jaipur
Pink City
Udaipur
City of LakesVenice of the East
Jodhpur
Blue CitySuncity
Tamil Nadu Cities and Towns Nicknames
City and Town Names
Nickname
Ambur
Biryani Capitals of South Asia
Vaniyambadi
Leather export hubs of India
Chennai (Madras; Madarasapattinam)
Capital of South IndiaCity of flyoversBanking capital of IndiaDetroit of AsiaGateway of South IndiaHealthcare Capital of IndiaCultural Capital of IndiaIT hub of TamilNaduAutomobile hub of Asia
Erode
Turmeric cityYellow cityTextile city
Coimbatore (Kovai)
Capital of Kongu Nadu or Chera Nadu (Modern Day) or West Tamil NaduEngineering City of IndiaHardware City of IndiaSports Capital of South IndiaManchester of South India
Tiruppur (Tiruppur)
Knit Wear Capital of IndiaTextile City of IndiaDollar City of IndiaCotton City of India
Salem
Steel City
Palani
Spiritual Capital of Tamil Nadu or Kongu Nadu
Puducherry (Pondicherry)
Paris of the East
Thoothukudi
Pearl City of IndiaSalt Capital of South IndiaSea Gateway of Tamil Nadu
Tirunelveli
City of paddy fieldsOxford of Southindia
Yercaud
Poor Man’s OotyJewel of the South
Sivakasi
Kutty (Little) JapanCrackers City of India
Ooty
Queen of Hill Stations
Kodaikanal
Princess of Hill stations
Kumbakonam
Temple City of Tamil
Madurai (Vaigai; Pandiya Nadu)
Sleepless city(thoonga nagaram)City of JasmineCity of Junction
Vellore
Fort city of IndiaCity with Golden TempleCity that started Indian Independence movementCity of Tamil Kadavul Muruga
Telangana Cities and Towns Nicknames
City and Town Names
Nickname
Hyderabad
City of Pearls
Uttar Pradesh Cities and Towns Nicknames
City and Town Names
Nickname
Noida
IT capital of North IndiaSingapore of IndiaIndia’s first smart city
Agra
City of LoveCity of Taj
Meerut
Sports Capital of India
Vrindavan
City of widows
Ghaziabad
Gateway of Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
City of NawabsConstantinople of EastGolden City of EastCity of TehzeebHappiest City
Kanpur
Manchester of the EastLeather City of the UPCrossroad of National Highways
Prayag Raj
Sangam CityCity of Prime MinistersAbode of GodKing of Pilgrims
Ballia
Baghi Ballia
Varanasi
The City of GhatsThe City of ShivaThe City of lightThe City of TemplesThe City of MusicSpiritual Capital of India
