Nicknames of Cities and Towns of India

Every Cities and Towns of India has a history behind its formation and establishment – be its the freedom struggle, colonization, geography, a leader or association with a deity! Based on Indian Cities and Towns characteristics and History, here are a list of cities and towns in India by nicknames.

List of nicknames of Indian Cities and Towns

Andhra Pradesh Cities and Towns Nicknames

City & Town NameNicknames
PidugurallaLime City
RajahmundryCultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh
TenaliAndhra Paris
TirupatiSpiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh
VisakhapatnamFinancial Capital of Andhra PradeshThe Jewel of the East CoastGoa of the EastThe City of Destiny

Bihar Cities and Towns Nicknames

City & Town NameNickname
MuzaffarpurThe Land of Leechi
BhagalpurSilk City
NalandaLand of Knowledge
GayaThe City of Enlightenment
PatnaThe City of Leader
HajipurBananas City
MadhubaniThe City of Mithila & Madhubani Art

Himachal Pradesh Cities and Towns Nicknames

City & Town NamesNickname
ShimlaQueen of hills
MandiChoti kashiVaranasi of HillsCultural capital of Himachal
SolanMushroom City of India
DharamshalaMini Lahasa

Chhattisgarh Cities and Towns Nicknames

City & Town NamesNickname
ChhattisgarhRice bowl of India
KorbaPower hub of Chhattisgarh
JagdalpurTourism capital of Chhattisgarh
KankerGateway of bastar

Gujarat Cities and Towns Nicknames

City & Town NamesNickname
AhmedabadIndia’s first world heritage cityManchester of IndiaBoston of India
SuratDiamond City of India
Baroda (Vadodara)Banyan CityCultural Capital of Gujarat (Sanskari Nagari)Power Hub of India

Haryana Cities and Towns Nicknames

City & Town NameNickname
KurukshetraCity of Mahabharata
PanipatCity of weavers

Jharkhand Cities and Towns Nicknames

City & Town NamesNickname
JamshedpurSteel City of India
DhanbadThe Coal Capital of India

Karnataka Cities and Towns Nicknames

City & Town NamesNickname
BengaluruSilicon 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
DavangereLand of Butter Dosa
VijayapuraLand of Jawar roti, Groundnut Chatni
ChickmagalurSwitzerland of IndiaCoffee land of India

Kerala Cities and Towns Nicknames

City & Town NamesNickname
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.
KottayamCity of letters (Aksharanagri)City of MuralsCity of latexCity of lakes
Kollam (Quilon)Cashew Capital of the World
Alappuzha (Alleppey)Venice of the East
KasaragodLand of Seven LanguagesHarkwillia
PalakkadLand of Palm treesRice bowl of Kerala
ThrissurThe Cultural capital of KeralaLand of PooramsThe land of VadakkumnathanGold capital of India
WayanadGod’s own district 

Madhya Pradesh Cities and Towns Nicknames

City & Town NamesNickname
IndoreMini Bombay
UjjainCity of Temples
SagarHeart of Undivided India

Maharashtra Cities and Towns Nicknames

City & Town NamesNickname
MumbaiFinance capital of IndiaCity of dreams
NagpurOrange City
PuneOxford of the EastQueen of the DeccanCultural and historical capital of Maharashtra
KhamgaonSilver City
YavatmalCotton City

Odisha Cities and Towns Nicknames

City and Town NamesNickname
BhubaneswarThe Temple CitySports Capital of IndiaIT City of East India
PuriHoly CapitalSpiritual capital of Odisha
SambalpurCultural Capital of OdishaDiamond City
BrahmapurSilk City of Odisha
RourkelaIndustrial capital of odisha
CuttackSilver CityDominant city of Ancient IndiaMillenium CityLinguistic Dominant of EastGateway of East India

Punjab Cities and Towns Nicknames

City and Town NamesNickname
PatialaRoyal City
LudhianaManchester of Punjab
AboharCalifornia of Punjab

Rajasthan Cities and Towns Nicknames

City & Town NamesNickname
JaipurPink City
UdaipurCity of LakesVenice of the East
JodhpurBlue CitySuncity

Tamil Nadu Cities and Towns Nicknames

City and Town NamesNickname
AmburBiryani Capitals of South Asia
VaniyambadiLeather 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
ErodeTurmeric 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
SalemSteel City
PalaniSpiritual Capital of Tamil Nadu or Kongu Nadu
Puducherry (Pondicherry)Paris of the East
ThoothukudiPearl City of IndiaSalt Capital of South IndiaSea Gateway of Tamil Nadu
TirunelveliCity of paddy fieldsOxford of Southindia
YercaudPoor Man’s OotyJewel of the South
SivakasiKutty (Little) JapanCrackers City of India
OotyQueen of Hill Stations
KodaikanalPrincess of Hill stations
KumbakonamTemple City of Tamil
Madurai (Vaigai; Pandiya Nadu)Sleepless city(thoonga nagaram)City of JasmineCity of Junction
VelloreFort city of IndiaCity with Golden TempleCity that started Indian Independence movementCity of Tamil Kadavul Muruga

Telangana Cities and Towns Nicknames

City and Town NamesNickname
HyderabadCity of Pearls

Uttar Pradesh Cities and Towns Nicknames

City and Town NamesNickname
NoidaIT capital of North IndiaSingapore of IndiaIndia’s first smart city
AgraCity of LoveCity of Taj
MeerutSports Capital of India
VrindavanCity of widows
GhaziabadGateway of Uttar Pradesh
LucknowCity of NawabsConstantinople of EastGolden City of EastCity of TehzeebHappiest City
KanpurManchester of the EastLeather City of the UPCrossroad of National Highways
Prayag RajSangam CityCity of Prime MinistersAbode of GodKing of Pilgrims
BalliaBaghi Ballia
VaranasiThe City of GhatsThe City of ShivaThe City of lightThe City of TemplesThe City of MusicSpiritual Capital of India

West Bengal Cities and Towns Nicknames

City and Town NamesNickname
Calcutta (Kolkata)City of JoyCity of PalacesCity of Castles
HowrahGlasgow of IndiaSheffield of India
SiliguriGateway of Northeast IndiaGateway to the Dooars
AsansolCity Of Brotherhood
DarjeelingQueen of the HillsTea City
KharagpurMini India
MaldaMango city
NadiaOxford of east

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