List of city and town
nicknames in India
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[10][11]
Gaya The City of Enlightenment[12][13]
City/town Nickname
Purnia Mini Darjeeling
Hajipur Bananas City[14]
Begusarai Industrial Capital of Bihar
Gujarat
City/Town Nickname
Manchester of India
Commercial Capital of Gujarat
Financial Capital of Western India
Ahmedabad (Amdavad,
Boston of India
Karnavati,ahmadnagar)
Heritage City
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
City/Town Nickname
Rajkot called as "Chitranagri" (City of Paintings).
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
Ankleshwar
and consists of approximately 3,000 individual units)
"City of Oil"
Kala Nagari (City of Arts)
Sayaji Nagari (City of Maharaja Sayajirao)
Vadodara (Baroda) Banyan City[15]
Cultural Capital of Gujarat (Sanskari Nagari)[16]
Power Hub of India[17]
Jharkhand
City/town Nickname
Steel City of India[18]
Jamshedpur Pittsburg of India
Jampot[19]
Dhanbad Coal Capital of India[20]
Ranchi City of Waterfalls[21]
Karnataka
City/town Nickname
Silicon Valley of India[22]
Science City of India[23]
Bengaluru (Bengaluru) Garden City of India[24]
Capital of Karnataka
Electronic Capital of India
Kodagu Scotland of India[25]
• Capital of Tulunad
Rome of The East[26]
Mangaluru Ice Cream Capital of India[27]
Gateway of Karnataka
Cradle of Indian Banking
Sandalwood City[28]
Mysuru
Cultural Capital of Karnataka[29]
Dharwad Home of Universities
Sakleshpura Poor Man's Ooty[30][31]
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[32][33]
Commercial Capital of Kerala[34]
Kochi (Cochin) Judicial Capital of Kerala[35]
Gateway to Kerala[36]
Hub of Malayalam Film Industry[37][38][39][40][41][42]
The Cultural capital of Kerala[43]
Land of Poorams[44]
Thrissur (Trichur)
The land of Vadakkumnathan[45]
Gold capital of India[46]
Kozhikode (Calicut) City of Spices.[47]
Kannur (Cannanore) City of Looms and Lores.[48]
The Prince of Arabian Sea
Kollam (Quilon)
Cashew Capital of the World[49]
Alappuzha (Alleppey) Venice of the East[i]
Kasaragod Land of Seven Languages[50]
City/town Nickname
Harkwillia[51]
Gateway of Kerala[52]
Palakkad (Palghat) Land of Palm trees[53]
Rice bowl of Kerala[54]
Malappuram Soccer Capital[55]
Rajasthan
City/town Nickname
Pink City of India[56]
Mini Kashi
Heritage City
Jaipur
Capital of Rajasthan
Paris of India
Rajwaro ka Shahar
Ajmer Khwaja ki Nagri
City of Lakes[57]
Udaipur Venice of the East[i][57][58]
White City[i][57][58]
Sariska Tiger Reserve
Blue City[59]
Jodhpur
Sun City
Tamil Nadu
City/town Nickname
Detroit of Asia[60]
Healthcare Capital of India[61]
Banking Capital of India
Chennai (Madras;
Electronics Manufacturing Hub of India
Madarasapattinam)
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[62][63]
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
Salem (Seralam, Cheralam, Sailam) Mango City
Geologist Paradise
Mini London of Tamil Nadu
City/town Nickname
Steel City
Capital of Mazhanadu
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[64]
Thoothukudi
Gateway of Tamil Nadu
City of paddy fields[65]
Tirunelveli Halwa City
Oxford City of South India
Poor Man's Ooty[66][67]
Yercaud
Jewel of the South[68]
Ooty Queen of Hill Stations[69]
Kodaikanal Princess of Hill stations[70]
Athens of East
City of Jasmine[71]
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[72]
Rishikesh Rafting Capital of India[72]
Yoga Capital of the World[73]
Uttar Pradesh
City/town Nickname
City of Nawabs[74]
Lucknow
Capital of Uttar Pradesh
Kanpur Leather City[75]
Baghpat Land of Tigers[76]
Ballia Baghi Ballia[77]
West Bengal
City/town Nickname
City of Joy, Joyful City[78]
Cultural Capital of India
City of Museums[79]
City of Surprises
City of Passion
Heaven of the Aged
Calcutta (Kolkata)
City of Buildings
City of Palaces
City of Castles
Capital of West Bengal
Former Capital of India
Financial Capital of Eastern India
Gateway to the Dooars[80]
Siliguri
City of Hospitality
Darjeeling Queen of the Hills[81]
Malda Mango City[82]
Midnapore City of Tribal Tradition, Historical city
Bishnupur Temple City of Bengal[83]
Durgapur Ruhr of India[84]
City of Brotherhood[85]
Asansol
Land of Black Diamond
Howrah Sheffield of India[86]
City/town Nickname
Glasgow of India
Land of Figurines[87]
Krishnanagar
village of "Reui"
Nabadwip Oxford of Bengal[88]
Maharastra
City/town Nickname
New York City of India
Mayanagri
The City That Never Sleeps
Mumbai City of Dreams
City of Seven Islands
Hollywood of India
Gateway of India
Oxford of the East
Pune
The Queen of Deccan
Tiger Capital of India
Nagpur Heart of India
The Orange City
Navi Mumbai Flamingo City
Aurangabad City of Gates
