List of city and

town nicknames in
India

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This partial list of city nicknames in India compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in India are
known by (or have been known by) historically, officially, or unofficially, to locals, outsiders, or their tourism
chambers of commerce.
Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana
City/town Nickname

Guntur Chilli capital of India[1]

City of Pearls[2]

Hyderabad City of Nizams

Capital of Telangana

Shrimp Capital of India

Nellore
City of Paddy ( Nelli in Tamil is Grain of Paddy)

Rajamahendravaram Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh[3]

Tenali Andhra Paris[4]

Vijayawada The Land of Victory[5]

City of Destiny[6]

Visakhapatnam The Jewel of the East Coast

Port City[7]
Bihar
City/town Nickname

Muzaffarpur The Land of Leechi[8]

Darbhanga Cultural Capital Of Bihar[9]

Bhagalpur Silk City of Bihar[10][11]

Gaya The City of Enlightenment[12][13]

Purnia Mini Darjeeling

Hajipur Bananas City[14]

Begusarai Industrial Capital of Bihar

Chhattisgarh
City/Town Nickname

Silk City of Western Chhattisgarh

Financial Capital of Chhattisgarh

Power Hub of India[15][16]

Heritage City

Industrial Hub of Chhattisgarh[17]

Korba Coal City of Central India[18]

Aluminium City

Only City with both(Industries and Forest Cover) in India[19]

City with Largest Mine in Asia[20]

Bauxite City

Haematite City
Gujarat
City/Town Nickname

Manchester of India

Commercial Capital of Gujarat

Financial Capital of Western India

Ahmedabad (Amdavad,
Boston of India
Karnavati, Ashaval)
Heritage City of Gujarat

Twin City (with Gandhinagar)

Night City

Bardoli Butter City

Green City

Gandhinagar Capital of Gujarat

Twin City (with Ahmedabad)

City of Diamonds

Silk City of India

Textile hub of India

city of bridges

Surat Mini Bharat (Small India)

cleanest city

city of sun

city of golden opportunities

Future Economic hub of India

known as "Paarsipuri" ( CITY OF Parsi')

Navsari
Twin City of Surat

Rajkot called as "Chitranagri" (City of Paintings).

 City/Town Nickname

Anand Milk City

Jewel of Kathiawar

Paris of Saurashtra

Jamnagar Oil city

Mini Kashi

Brass city

Morbi City of ceramic tiles

chemical hub of India (1500 chemical plants)

Industrial hub of Gujarat (Asia's largest industrial estate and consists of

Ankleshwar
approximately 3,000 individual units)

"City of Oil"

Kala Nagari (City of Arts)

Sayaji Nagari (City of Maharaja Sayajirao)

Vadodara (Baroda)
Banyan City[21]

Cultural Capital of Gujarat (Sanskari Nagari)[22]

Jharkhand
City/town Nickname

Steel City of India[23]

Jamshedpur Pittsburg of India

Jampot[24]

Dhanbad Coal Capital of India[25]

Ranchi City of Waterfalls[26]

Karnataka
City/town Nickname

Silicon Valley of India[27]

Science City of India[28]

Bangalore (Bengaluru) Garden City of India[29]

Capital of Karnataka

Electronic Capital of India

Kodagu Scotland of India[30]

• Capital of Tulunad
Rome of The East[31]

Mangaluru Ice Cream Capital of India[32]

Gateway of Karnataka

Cradle of Indian Banking

Sandalwood City[33]
Mysuru
Cultural Capital of Karnataka[34]

Dharwad Home of Universities

Sakleshpura Poor Man's Ooty[35][36]

GateWay of Malenadu
Shivamogga
Land of hidden waterfall and forts
Kerala
City/town Nickname

Evergreen City of India

The Paradise of the South (south referring to southern India)

God's Own Capital

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) Capital of Kerala

City of Peace

Pearl of Arabian Sea

Land of Anatha Padmanabha(Ananthapuri)

The Queen of Arabian Sea[37][38]

Commercial Capital of Kerala[39]

Kochi (Cochin) Judicial Capital of Kerala[40]

Gateway to Kerala[41]

Hub of Malayalam Film Industry[42][43][44][45][46][47]

The Cultural capital of Kerala[48]

Land of Poorams[49]
Thrissur (Trichur)
The land of Vadakkumnathan[50]

Gold capital of India[51]

Kozhikode (Calicut) City of Spices.[52]

Kannur (Cannanore) City of Looms and Lores.[53]

The Prince of Arabian Sea

Kollam (Quilon)
Cashew Capital of the World[54]

Alappuzha (Alleppey) Venice of the East[i]

Land of Seven Languages[55]

Kasaragod
Harkwillia[56]

Palakkad (Palghat) Gateway of Kerala[57]

 City/town Nickname
Land of Palm trees[58]

Rice bowl of Kerala[59]

Malappuram Soccer Capital[60]

Rajasthan
City/town Nickname

Pink City of India[61]

Mini Kashi

Heritage City
Jaipur
Capital of Rajasthan

Paris of India

Rajwaro ka Shahar

Ajmer Khwaja ki Nagri

City of Lakes[62]

Udaipur Venice of the East[i][62][63]

White City[i][62][63]

Sariska Tiger Reserve

Blue City[64]
Jodhpur
Sun City
Tamil Nadu
City/town Nickname

Detroit of Asia[65]

Healthcare Capital of India[66]

Banking Capital of India

Chennai (Madras) Electronics Manufacturing Hub of India

City of Flyovers

Gateway of South India

Capital of Tamil Nadu

Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu

Capital of Chola Dynasty

Thanjavur
Capital of East Asia at 10th Century
(Chola Empire)
Carnatic Music Capital Thiruvaiyaru

Cultural and Historical Hub Of Chola Dynasty - Tamil Nadu

Manchester of South India[67][68]

Capital of Kongu Nadu

Coimbatore Capital of Chera Nadu
(Kongu,Cheran)
Engineering City of South India

Pump City of India

Motor sport capital of India

Mango City

Geologist Paradise

Salem (Seralam, Cheralam, Sailam) Mini London of Tamil Nadu

Steel City

Capital of Mazhanadu
 City/town Nickname

Dollar City of India

Tiruppur Baniyan City

Knit Wear Capital of India

Erode Turmeric City of India

Paris of the East[ii]

Puducherry (Pondicherry)
City of Dawn

Pearl City of India[69]

Thoothukudi
Gateway of Tamil Nadu

City of paddy fields[70]

Tirunelveli Halwa City

Oxford City of South India

Poor Man's Ooty[71][72]

Yercaud
Jewel of the South[73]

Ooty Queen of Hill Stations[74]

Kodaikanal Princess of Hill stations[75]

Athens of East

City of Jasmine[76]

Madurai (Vaigai; Pandiya Nadu) City of Festivals *Temple City *City that never sleeps

Cultural Capital of Tamil Nadu

Capital of Pandya Nadu

Kumbakonam Cambridge of south India

Uttarakhand
City/town Nickname

Indian City of Love

Dehradun Capital of Uttarakhand

School Capital of India

Adventure Capital of India[77]

Rishikesh Rafting Capital of India[77]

Yoga Capital of the World[78]

Uttar Pradesh
City/town Nickname

Mathura Krishnagari

TajNagri

Agra City of Taj

Pethanagri

City of Nawabs[79]
Lucknow
Capital of Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur Leather City[80]

Baghpat Land of Tigers[81]

Ballia Baghi Ballia[82]

West Bengal
City/town Nickname

City of Joy, Joyful City[83]

Cultural Capital of India

City of Castles
Calcutta (Kolkata)
City of Museums[84]

Gateway of Eastern India

Capital of West Bengal

Gateway to the Dooars[85]

Siliguri Gateway of Northeast India

City of Hospitality

Darjeeling Queen of the Hills[86]

Malda Mango City[87]

Midnapore City of Tribal Tradition, Historical city

Bishnupur Temple City of Bengal[88]

Durgapur Ruhr of India[89]

City of Brotherhood[90]
Asansol
Land of Black Diamond

Sheffield of India[91]
Howrah
Glasgow of India

Land of Figurines[92]
Krishnanagar
Village of "Reui"

Nabadwip Oxford of Bengal[93]

Maharashtra
City/town Nickname

New York City of India

Mayanagri

The City That Never Sleeps

Bombay City of Dreams

(Mumbai) City of Seven Islands

Hollywood of India

Gateway of India

Economic & Financial Capital of India

Cultural capital of Maharashtra

Pune Oxford of the East

The Queen of Deccan

Tiger Capital of India

Nagpur Heart of India

The Orange City

Navi Mumbai Flamingo City

Aurangabad City of Gates

Thane City of Lakes

Ratnagiri California of India

See also
Renaming of cities in India
City/town Nickname

Notes
i. See List of places called Venice of the East for other places with this nickname.

ii. See Paris of the East for other places with this nickname.

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