List of Nicknames of Indian Cities

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

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

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

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

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