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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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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| City & Town Names | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Shimla | Queen of hills |
| Mandi | Choti kashiVaranasi of HillsCultural capital of Himachal |
| Solan | Mushroom City of India |
| Dharamshala | Mini Lahasa |
| City & Town Names | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Chhattisgarh | Rice bowl of India |
| Korba | Power hub of Chhattisgarh |
| Jagdalpur | Tourism capital of Chhattisgarh |
| Kanker | Gateway of bastar |
| 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 |
| City & Town Name | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Kurukshetra | City of Mahabharata |
| Panipat | City of weavers |
| City & Town Names | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Jamshedpur | Steel City of India |
| Dhanbad | The Coal Capital of India |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| City & Town Names | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Indore | Mini Bombay |
| Ujjain | City of Temples |
| Sagar | Heart of Undivided India |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| City and Town Names | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Patiala | Royal City |
| Ludhiana | Manchester of Punjab |
| Abohar | California of Punjab |
| City & Town Names | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Jaipur | Pink City |
| Udaipur | City of LakesVenice of the East |
| Jodhpur | Blue CitySuncity |
| 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 |
| City and Town Names | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Hyderabad | City of Pearls |
| 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 |
| City and Town Names | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Calcutta (Kolkata) | City of JoyCity of PalacesCity of Castles |
| Howrah | Glasgow of IndiaSheffield of India |
| Siliguri | Gateway of Northeast IndiaGateway to the Dooars |
| Asansol | City Of Brotherhood |
| Darjeeling | Queen of the HillsTea City |
| Kharagpur | Mini India |
| Malda | Mango city |
| Nadia | Oxford of east |
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