India is a country with unique culture and language in each state. In India, the tradition of giving nicknames is not limited to person only. Just like us, some of the Indian cities have also their nicknames. You must be aware of these Indian cities but completely unaware of their nicknames. Which is the Golden City on India, The White City, The Diamond City and the Electronic City of India? Why Jaipur is famos as the Pink city of India?
Nicknames Of Indian Cities
Nicknames for cities are formulated to showcase the uniqueness or Strength or Distinction between other cities. That’s why Indian cities have been distinguished from other cities with their nick names.
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 |