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.
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 |
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Piduguralla | Lime City |
Rajahmundry | Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh |
Tenali | Andhra Paris |
Tirupati | Spiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh |
Visakhapatnam |
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Bihar Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Name | Nickname |
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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 |
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Shimla | Queen of hills |
Mandi |
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Solan | Mushroom City of India |
Dharamshala | Mini Lahasa |
Chhattisgarh Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names | Nickname |
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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 |
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Ahmedabad |
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Surat | Diamond City of India |
Baroda (Vadodara) |
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Haryana Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Name | Nickname |
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Kurukshetra | City of Mahabharata |
Panipat | City of weavers |
Jharkhand Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names | Nickname |
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Jamshedpur | Steel City of India |
Dhanbad | The Coal Capital of India |
Karnataka Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names | Nickname |
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Bengaluru |
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Coorg (Kodagu) | Scotland of India |
Mangaluru (Mangalore) |
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Mysore (Mysuru) |
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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 |
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Kerala Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names | Nickname |
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Kochi (Cochin) |
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) | The Evergreen City of India |
Kozhikode (Calicut) | City of Spices. |
Kannur (Cannanore) | City of Looms and Lores. |
Kottayam |
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Kollam (Quilon) | Cashew Capital of the World |
Alappuzha (Alleppey) | Venice of the East |
Kasaragod |
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Palakkad |
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Thrissur |
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Wayanad | God’s own district |
Madhya Pradesh Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names | Nickname |
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Indore | Mini Bombay |
Ujjain | City of Temples |
Sagar | Heart of Undivided India |
Maharashtra Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names | Nickname |
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Mumbai |
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Nagpur | Orange City |
Pune |
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Khamgaon | Silver City |
Yavatmal | Cotton City |
Odisha Cities and Towns Nicknames
City and Town Names | Nickname |
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Bhubaneswar |
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Puri |
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Sambalpur |
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Brahmapur | Silk City of Odisha |
Rourkela | Industrial capital of odisha |
Cuttack |
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Punjab Cities and Towns Nicknames
City and Town Names | Nickname |
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Patiala | Royal City |
Ludhiana | Manchester of Punjab |
Abohar | California of Punjab |
Rajasthan Cities and Towns Nicknames
City & Town Names | Nickname |
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Jaipur | Pink City |
Udaipur |
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Jodhpur |
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Tamil Nadu Cities and Towns Nicknames
City and Town Names | Nickname |
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Ambur | Biryani Capitals of South Asia |
Vaniyambadi | Leather export hubs of India |
Chennai (Madras; Madarasapattinam) |
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Erode |
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Coimbatore (Kovai) |
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Tiruppur (Tiruppur) |
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Salem | Steel City |
Palani | Spiritual Capital of Tamil Nadu or Kongu Nadu |
Puducherry (Pondicherry) | Paris of the East |
Thoothukudi |
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Tirunelveli |
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Yercaud |
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Sivakasi |
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Ooty | Queen of Hill Stations |
Kodaikanal | Princess of Hill stations |
Kumbakonam | Temple City of Tamil |
Madurai (Vaigai; Pandiya Nadu) |
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Vellore |
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Telangana Cities and Towns Nicknames
City and Town Names | Nickname |
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Hyderabad | City of Pearls |
Uttar Pradesh Cities and Towns Nicknames
City and Town Names | Nickname |
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Noida |
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Agra |
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Meerut | Sports Capital of India |
Vrindavan | City of widows |
Ghaziabad | Gateway of Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
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Kanpur |
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Prayag Raj |
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Ballia | Baghi Ballia |
Varanasi |
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West Bengal Cities and Towns Nicknames
City and Town Names | Nickname |
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Calcutta (Kolkata) |
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Howrah |
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Siliguri |
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Asansol | City Of Brotherhood |
Darjeeling |
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Kharagpur | Mini India |
Malda | Mango city |
Nadia | Oxford of east |