List of Nicknames of Indian Cities

Many Indian cities have nicknames that show their unique characteristics. Varanasi is one of India’s holiest cities. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva founded the city 5000 years ago. The capital city of India is New Delhi while the largest city is Mumbai. Bangalore is an IT sector hub while Jaipur is called the Pink city. There are questions based on nicknames of Indian cities in exams as well. The following list of Indian cities nicknames covers all major Indian cities and their nicknames.

Nicknames of cities in India

Nicknames	Indian Cities	State
Khwaja ki Nagri	Ajmer	Rajasthan
Pink City of India, Heritage city, Paris of India	Jaipur
Blue City, Sun City	Jodhpur
White City, City of Lakes, Venice of the East	Udaipur
Cotton City	Akola	Maharashtra
City of Wrestlers	Kolhapur
Gateway of India, Hollywood of India, City of Dreams, Financial Capital of India, Maya Nagari	Mumbai
Orange City	Nagpur
California of India, Grape city of India, Wine Capital of India	Nasik
Oxford of East, Queen of Deccan	Pune
Venice of the East	Alappuzha	Kerala
The Queen of the Arabian Sea	Kochi
Cashew Capital of the world, Gateway to Backwaters, Prince of Arabian Sea	Kollam
City of Spices	Kozhikode
Soccer Capital	Malappuram
Land of Palm trees	Palakkad
Cultural Capital of Kerala, Land of Poorams, Gold Capital of India, Land of Vadakkumnathan	Thrissur
Milk City	Anand	Gujarat
Boston of India, Manchester of India	Ahmedabad
Butter City	Bardoli
Green City, Twin City with Ahmedabad	Gandhinagar
City of Diamonds, Silk City of India	Surat
Banyan City, Cultural capital of Gujarat, Power Hub of India, Pensioner’s city	Vadodara
Land of Black Diamond	Asansol	West Bengal
Temple City of Bengal	Bishnupur
Queen of the Hills	Darjeeling
Ruhr of India	Durgapur
Land of Figurines, Village of Reui	Howrah
City of Joy, Gateway of Eastern India, Heaven of the Aged, City of Castles, City of Buildings	Kolkata
Land of Figurines	Krishnanagar
Mango City	Malda
City of Tribal Tradition	Midnapore
Oxford of Bengal	Nabadwip
Gateway to the Duars, City of Hospitality	Siliguri
Silicon Valley of India, Science City of India, Garden City of India, IT capital of India, Electronic city of India, Space city	Bengaluru	Karnataka
Scotland of India	Kodagu/ Coorg
Ice cream capital of India, Rome of the East, Cradle of Indian Banking, Gateway of Karnataka	Mangaluru
City of Sandalwood	Mysuru
Silk City of India	Bhagalpur	Bihar
The City of Enlightenment	Gaya
Banana City	Hajipur
Land of Lichi	Muzaffarpur
The land of Knowledge	Nalanda
Detroit of Asia, Healthcare capital of India, Auto Hub of India, Gateway of South India, Banking Capital of India, Motor city of India	Chennai	Tamil Nadu
Manchester of South India, Textile City of India, Engineering city of India	Coimbatore
Turmeric City of India	Erode
Princess of Hill Stations	Kodaikanal
Cambridge of South India	Kumbakonam
Athens of the East, City of Festivals, Sleepless City, Temple City	Madurai
Blue Mountains	Nilgiri
Leather city of South India	Vaniyambadi
Pearl Harbour of India	Tuticorin
Queen of Hill Stations	Ooty
City of Pearls, City of Nizams, Hightech city, World Capital of Biryani, Bangle city, Twin City with Secundrabad	Hyderabad	Telangana
Second city of Nizam	Warangal	Telangana
Leather City, Manchester of North India	Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh
City of Nawabs	Lucknow
City of Prime Ministers, Sangam City	Allahabad/ Prayagraj
Scissor city, Sports capital of India	Meerut
IT Capital of NCR	Noida
City of Learning, City of Lights, Holy City, Oldest living city on Earth, Religious capital of India, Spiritual capital of India	Varanasi
Indian City of Love	Dehradun	Uttarakhand
Queen of the Mountains	Mussoorie
Adventure capital of India, Yoga Capital of the World	Rishikesh
Coal Capital of India	Dhanbad	Jharkhand
Steel City of India, Pittsburgh of India	Jamshedpur	Jharkhand
Tea City of India	Dibrugarh	Assam
Gateway of North East India	Guwahati
City of Blood	Tezpur
Chilli Capital of India	Guntur	Andhra Pradesh
The Place of Victory	Vijaywada
City of Destiny	Visakhapatnam
The Gateway of Rayalseema	Kurnool
Royal City	Patiala	Punjab
Golden city of India	Amritsar	Punjab
City of Weavers	Panipat	Haryana
City of Lakes	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh
Power Hub City	Mundi
Mini Mumbai, Clean city of India	Indore
Temple City of India	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
Silver city	Cuttack	Odisha

There is even a day observed for cities - World Cities Day dedicated to supporting and encouraging urbanization. This topic - "Indian Cities and their Nicknames" is very important for those preparing for any competitive exam like RBI, NABARD, SSC, IBPS PO, SBI PO, CDS, NDA, State PCS, etc. There are questions often asked in the form of which city is also known as Pink city, which city is called the temple city of India, which Indian city is called the golden city, etc. This list of nicknames of Indian cities is going to help you answer all such questions.