boundaries + stadiums airports space station seaports

State Capital formation date tourism tagline neighbouring states

S.No. name place and district name place and district name place and district name

Puducherry Puducherry 1 November 1954 (16

1 August 1962 as a UT) Give time a break TN, BAY OF BENGAL,

Tamil Nadu PY,AP,KA,KL,BAY OF

Enchanting Tamilnadu / Experience BENGAL,INDIAN
2 Chennai 1/26/1950 Yourself OCEAN, ARABIAN SEA.
3 Andhra Pradesh Amaravathi 11/1/1956 ESSENCE OF INCREDIBLE INDIA OD,CG,TS,TN,KA,KL

Arunachal Pradesh Land of dawn lit mountains /

4 Itanagar 2/20/1987 Gateway to Serenity
5 Assam Dispur 12/2/1928 awesome assam
6 Bihar Patna 3/22/1912 blissfull bihar

Chhattisgarh Naya Raipur - Atal

7 Nagar 11/1/2000 v Full of Surprises
8 Goa Panaji 5/30/1987 A Perfect Holiday Destination
Vibrant Gujarat / Khushboo Gujarat
Gujarat
9 Ahmedabad 5/1/1960 Ki
A pioneer in Highway Tourism /
Haryana
10 Chandigarh 11/1/1966 Come, Holiday with us!
11 Himachal Pradesh Shimla 4/15/1948 Unforgettable Himachal
A New Experience / Nature's Hidden
Jharkhand
12 Ranchi 11/15/2000 Jewel
13 Karnataka Bengaluru One state Many Worlds

Kerala 11/1/1956
14 Thiruvananthapuram God’s Own Country
15 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal The Heart of Incredible India
16 Maharashtra Mumbai 5/1/1960 Unlimited
17 Manipur Imphal 1/21/1972 Jewel of Incredible India
Halfway To Heaven / Check into
Meghalaya Nature
18 Shillong 1/21/1972
19 Mizoram Aizawal 2/20/1987 Peace Pays
20 Nagaland Kohima 12/1/1963 Land of Festivals
The Soul of Incredible India / India's
Odisha
21 Bhubneshwar 4/1/1936 best kept secret
22 Punjab Chandigarh 11/1/1966 India Begins Here
23 Rajasthan Jaipur 3/30/1949 The Incredible State of India
Small But Beautiful / Where Nature
Sikkim
24 Gangtok 5/16/1975 Smiles
It’s all in it / Visit for all reasons and
Telangana
26 Hyderabad 6/2/2014 all seasons
Visit Agartala / Where Culture
Tripura
27 Agartala 1/21/1972 Meets Nature
Amazing Heritage Grand
Uttar Pradesh Experiences / UP Nahi Dekha Toh
28 Lucknow 1/24/1950 India Nahi Dekha
Exploring Uttarakhand / Simply
Uttarakhand
29 Dehradun 11/9/2000 Heaven
Beautiful Bengal / The sweetest
West Bengal
30 Kolkatta 6/20/1947 part of India
Andaman and Nicobar
Emerald Blue and You
31 Islands Portblair 11/1/1956
32 Chandigarh Chandigarh 11/1/1966 The Hub of North India
Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and
33 Diu Daman 1/26/2020 Small is Big

Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar - Summer / Chalo Kashmir

34 Jammu - winter 10/31/2019

Ladakh Leh - Summer / Kargil - Land of High Passes

35 Winter 10/31/2019
36 Lakshadweep Kavaratti 11/1/1956 99% Fun 1 % Land
37 NCT of Delhi New Delhi 11/1/1956 Dildaar Delhi / Dilli hain hum
seaports Festivals dance music hills and mountains temples heritage places caves

place and district name remark name place and district name place and district name place and district name place and district special remarks
S.No State Place Sobriquets / epithets
1 Andhra Pradesh Guntur Chilli Capital Of India
2 Andhra Pradesh Rajamahendrava Cultural Capital of India
3 Andhra Pradesh Tenali Andhra Paris
4 Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada The Land Of Victory
5 Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam City Of Destiny /Port City/the jewel of the east Coast/Goa of the east
Andhra Pradesh bhimavaram second bardoli of india / city of prawns
Andhra Pradesh Kakinada city of kaja / pensioners paradise
Andhra Pradesh tirupathi spritual capital of andhra
Andhra Pradesh Kurnool the gateway of rayalseems
ANDHRA PRADES DHARMAVARAM SILK CITY OF ANDHRAPRADESH
Andhra Pradesh PIDURGULLA LIME CITY
Andhra Pradesh ANDHRAPRADESHRICE BOWL OF INDIA
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Egg Bowl of Asia, Kohinoor of India

Andhra Pradesh andhra Egg Bowl of Asia, Kohinoor of India

ARUNACHAL PRA ITANAGAR LAND OF RISING SUN
Arunachal Arunachal
Land of Sunrise
Pradesh Pradesh
arunachal prades Arunachal Pradesorchid state / paradise of botanists / land of rising sun
assam Guwahati Gateway to the north east
Assam Diburgarh Tea city of india
Assam tezpur City Of bloods
ASSAM HAFLONG SWITZERLAND OF THE EAST
assam assam the tea garden of india /
8 Bihar Muzaffarpur The land of Leechi
9 Bihar Bhagalpur Silk City
10 Bihar Gaya The City of Enlightment
11 Bihar Hajipur Bananas City
bihar nalanda city of knowledge
chattisgarh bhilai steel capital of india
chattisgarh korba Power Hub of mines
CHATTISGARH KANKER GATEWAY OF BASTAR
CHATTISGARH JAGDALPUR TOURISM CAPITAL OF CHATTISGARH
Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh Rice Bowl of India
City OF Rallies /Food Capital of Asia/Fashion Capital of India
Delhi Delhi \Broadway City of India
Delhi noida it capital of ncr - national capital region
12 Gujarat Anand Milk City
Manchester of Western India/Commercial Capital of gujarat/Financial Capital OF western India/Boston Of
13 Gujarat Ahmedabad India/India's First World Heritage City/Twin CITY (WITH Gandhi Nagar)/Night City.
15 Gujarat GandhiNagar Green City / Capital City Of Gujarat/ Twin City (Ahmedabad)
16 Gujarat Surat City Of diamonds / Silk City
17 Gujarat bardoli Butter City
Gujarat Palanpur Flower city
Gujarat gujarat land of epics

City Of Arts (KALA NAGARI),Sayaji Nagari(City Of Maharaja Sayaji Rao)/Banyan City/Cultural Capital Of
Gujarat(Sanskari Nagari)/Power Hub Of India./Pensioners' City/ Power Equipment Manufacturing Hub of India/
14 Gujarat Vadodara world capital of garba
Haryana Gurgaon Millenium City OF india
Haryana bhiwani mini cuba
Haryana Panipat city of weavers
Haryana Haryana Milk Pail of India
Haryana Haryana Milk Pail of India
Himachal PradeshChamBA Picture PERFECT Hill Station
Himachal Himachal
All Season State, Apple State
Pradesh Pradesh
Himachal PradeshHimachal PradeshState of all seasons / a fruit bowl of india / apple state / mountain state
Himachal PradeshManali Valley Of The Gods
Jammu AND KashKashmir Switzerland OF INDIA / Heaven OF india
Jammu AND KashSrinagar city Of lakes
Jammu and Jammu and
Heaven in India
Kashmir Kashmir
Jammu Kashmir Gulmarg skiing Hill station
18 Jharkhand Jamshedpur Steel City Of India And PittsbURG of India
19 Jharkhand Dhanbad Coal Capital Of India
Jharkhand jharkhand mineral state / tribal state
20 Karnataka Bengaluru Silicon Valley Of India/ Science City Of India/Garden City Of India

Rome Of The East / Ice CREAM Capital Of India / Gateway of karnataka/Cradle Of Indian
22 Karnataka Mangalore Banking/Petrochemical capital of South India/ jewel of the west coast/city of cuisines / CITY OF DELICACIES
23 Karnataka Mysuru Sandolwood CITY/ Cultural Capital Of Karnataka/ Heritage City OF KARNATAKA
24 Karnataka Sakleshpura Poor man's OOTY
21 Karnataka Kodagu Scotland Of India
25 KERALA Thiruvananthapu Evergreen City Of India/ city of statues
The Queen Of Arabian Sea/ Commercial Capital Of Kerala / Judicial Capital Of Kerala/Gateway To Kerala/Hub
26 KERALA Kochi (Cochin) Of Malayalam Film Industry

27 KERALA Thrissur The Cultural Capital Of Kerala/ The Land Of Poorams/The Land Of VADAKKUMNATHAN/Gold Capital Of InDIA
28 KERALA Kozhi kode(CalicutThe City Of Spices
29 KERALA Kannur(CannanorThe City Of Looms AND lores
30 KERALA Kollam (QUILON) Cashew Capital OF THE WORLD/ gateway to backwaters / prince of arabian sea
31 KERALA Alapuzha (allepeyvenice of the east (srinagar/udaipur) (srinagar/udaipur)
32 KERALA Kasaragod LAND Of seven languages/ Harkwilla/LAND OF PALM TREES/RICE BOWL OF KERALA
33 KERALA Palakkad Land of palm trees/ Rice Bowl OF kerala
34 KERALA malapuram soccer Capital
KERALA KOTTAYAM CITY OF LETTERS/AKSHA RANAGRI/ CITY OF MURALS / CITY OF LATEX/ CITY OF LAKES .
Kerala Kerala Spice Garden of India
Kerala Kerala spice garden of india / god own country
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Soya Region
 Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh heart of india
Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh tiger state
Madhya Pradesj Indore Mini Mumbai
Maharashtra Kolhapur Wrestling city

Maharashtra Mumbai City of Seven Islands/Gateway of India/Hollywood of India/Maximum City/FINANCIAL Capital Of India
Maharashtra Nagpur Orange City / Tiger Capital
Maharashtra Akola the Cotton city
Maharashtra Nasik wine capital of india / california of india/ grape city of india
Maharashtra pune queen of deccan / oxford of the east
Maharashtra JALGAON BANANA CITY
Maharashtra YAVATMAL COTTON CITY
Maharashtra ichalkaranji maharashtra
Manipur Manipur jewel of india
Meghalaya Shillong Scotland OF the EAST
Meghalaya meghalaya abode of clouds
nagaland zunheboto land of warriors
ODISHA DEOGARHH CITY Of waterfalls
Odisha bhubneshwar Temple city of india
Odisha cuttack silver city
Odisha odisha soul of inida
Punjab patiala royal City
Punjab ludhiana manchester of punjab/HOME OF CYCLES / CITY OF INDUSTRIES
Punjab Punjab Land of Five rivers, Granary of India
Punjab pUNJAB BREAD BASKET OF INDIA
Rajasthan Jaipur Pink City/ Mini Kashi/Heritage City/Capital OF rajasthan/ Paris OF India/Rajwaro Ka Shahar
Rajasthan Ajmer Khwaja Ki Nagari
Rajasthan Udaipur White City / Venice Of The East/ City OF lakes
Rajasthan Sariska Tiger Reserve
Rajasthan Jodhpur Blue City / sun city
Rajasthan Jaisalmer Golden city
Sikkim Sikkim Paradise of Botanists
Detroit Of Asia/ Health Care Capital Of IndiA/Electronics Manufacturing Hub Of India / AUTOMObile Capital of
Tamil Nadu Chennai INDIA / City OF flyovers / Capital OF tamilnadu / Gateway Of south India
Tamil Nadu Coimbatore manchester of south india / Capital OF Kongu Nadu/Engineering CITY of India
Tamil Nadu thiruppur dollar City Of India / BANIYAN ciTY / Knit wear Capital Of India / Textile Hub of india
Tamil Nadu erode Turmeric City Of India
Tamil Nadu Thoothukudi pearl City of India
Tamil Nadu Thirunelveli city of paddy Fields / Oxford City /halwa City
Tamil Nadu Yercaud Poor Mans Ooty/ Jewel Of the South
Tamil Nadu trichy energy equipment and fabrication capital of india
Tamil Nadu Ooty Queen Of Hill stations
Tamil Nadu Kodaikanal Princess Of Hill Stations

Tamil Nadu Madurai Athens Of east/ City Of JASMINE / City Of Festivals/ Cultural Capital Of tamilnadu/ Capital Of Pandya Nadu
Tamil Nadu Kumbakonam Cambridge Of South India
Tamilnadu namakkal egg city
35 Telengana Hyderabad City Of Pearls
36 Telengana Hyderabad City Of Nizams
Telengana Pochampallu silk city of india
UTTAR
KANNAUJ GRASSE OF THE EAST / PERFUME CAPITAL OF THE EAST / HARSH VARDHAN CITY
PRADESH
Uttarakhand Dehradun Indian City Of Love
Uttarakhand Rishikesh Adventure Capital Of India / Rafting Capital Of India / Yoga CAPITAL Of the World / city of sages
Uttarakhand Nainital The Hil station Of Lakes
Uttarakhand Mussorie Queen Of Hills
UTTARAKHANDDEHRADUN SCHOOL CAPITAL OF INDIA
Uttarpradesh Lucknow City Of Nawabs/constantinople of the east/ shiraz e hind
Uttarpradesh Kanpur Manchester Of the east / leather City
Uttarpradesh Baghpat Land of Tigers
Uttarpradesh Bllia Baghi Ballia
Uttarpradesh Prayagraj City Of Tents And Melas
Uttarpradesh agra city of taj / petha nagri
Uttarpradesh allahabad city of prime ministers /sangam city / abode of the god
city of light / temple city of india / sacred city / sacred capital of the india / holy city/ city of learning / religious
Uttarpradesh varanasi capital of india
uttarpradesh Meerut sports capital of india / scissor city

west Bengal Kolkatta City of joy/ Joyful City/ Cultural CAPITAL of India / city of buildings / City of palaces / City Of CASTLES /
west Bengal Siliguri gateway of dooars / City of Hospitality
west Bengal Darjeeling Queen OF Hills
west Bengal malda mango city
west Bengal Midnapore CITY OF TRIBAL TRADITION / HISTORICAL city
west Bengal durgapur ruhr of india
west Bengal asansol city of brother hood / land of black diamond
west Bengal Nabadwip oxford of bengal
west Bengal Howrah sheffield of india / glasgow of india
West Bengal Darjeeling the Hill Station Of Tea PlANTATIONS
West Bengal Purulia manbhum city