List of cities in India by nicknames

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 and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.

Nickname of cities

City	State	Nickname(s)
agra	Uttar Pradesh	City of Taj
Ahmedabad	Gujarat	Boston of India Manchester of India[1]
Allahabad	Uttar Pradesh	sangam City abode of the God
Amritsar	Punjab	Golden City Holy City
Asansol	West Bengal	Land of Black Diamond
Bardhaman	West Bengal	City of Peace
Bhubaneswar	Odisha	City of Temples Temple city of India
Bengaluru	Karnataka	Electronic City of India[1] Garden City of India[2][3] Silicon Valley of India[1] Pensioners Paradise[4] Space City[1] Science city of India[5] IT Capital of India
Alappuzha	Kerala	The Venice of the East
Chandigarh	U.T	City beautiful
Chennai	Tamil Nadu	Gateway of South India Detroit of Asia[6] Automobile Capital of India[7] HealthCare Capital of India
Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	Textile City of India Manchester of South India[8][9] Pump city
Coorg	Karnataka	Scotland of India
Dehradun	Uttarakhand	School Capital of India
Darjeeling	West Bengal	Queen of the Hills
Dibrugarh	Assam	Tea City of India
Durgapur	West Bengal	Ruhr of India
Guwahati	Assam	Gateway of North East India
Haflong	Assam	●Switzerland of the East
Hyderabad	Telangana	City of Pearls (Historically known as a pearl and diamond trading centre, and it continues to be known as the City of Pearls)[10] Drug Capital Of India
Jaipur	Rajasthan	Pink City[11]
Jaisalmer	Rajasthan	Golden City of India[12][13]
Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	Steel City of India[14] Pittsburgh of India[15][16]
Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	Leather City of the World[17] Manchester of The East[1]
Kochi	Kerala	Queen of the Arabian Sea God's Own Country[18]
Kolkata	West Bengal	City of Joy City of Palaces City of Buildings
Kolhapur	Maharashtra	City of Wrestlers[19]
Kollam	Kerala	Prince of Arabian sea Cashew Capital of the World[20]
Kottayam	Kerala	Complete Literate City City of Letters City of Lakes City of Latex City of Mural
Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	Nawab's City Shiraz-e-Hind Constantinople of the East City of Nawabs[21][22]
Ludhiana	Punjab	[23]
Madurai	Tamil Nadu	Athens of the East City of Festivals[1] Temple city[24]
Malda	West Bengal	Mango City of Bengal
Mangalore	Karnataka	Rome Of The East City Of Delicacies Cradle Of Indian Banking[25] Gateway Of Karnataka[26]
Mumbai	Maharashtra	City of Seven Islands[1] Financial Capital of India City of Dreams City of Slums and Skyscrapers Gateway of India[1] Hollywood of India[1] Maximum City[27]
Mussoorie	Uttarakhand	Queen of the Mountains[1]
Muzaffarpur	Bihar	The Land of Leechi[28] Sweet City
Nagpur	Maharashtra	Orange City[29]
New Delhi	Delhi	City of Rallies World Cultural Capital City of Warmth Food Capital of Asia Fashion Capital of India Broadway City of India
Patiala	Punjab	Royal City[30]
Panipat	Haryana	City of Weavers[31]
Pondicherry	Puducherry	Paris of the East ^(†3)
Pune	Maharashtra	Oxford of the East Queen of Deccan[32]
Ramagundam	Telangana	Coal city of India Manchester of India
Rishikesh	Uttarakhand	City of Sages Yoga City
Solapur	Maharashtra	Textile City of India Manchester of India
Siliguri	West Bengal	Gateway to the Dooars[33]
Shillong	Meghalaya	Scotland of the East
Tezpur	Assam	City of Blood[34]
Sivakasi	Tamil Nadu	Little Japan
Tirunelveli	Tamil Nadu	Halwa city of India Oxford city of Southindia City of paddy fields
Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	Rock Fort City
Tiruppur	Tamil Nadu	Knitwear Capital of India Dollar City of India[35]
Tuticorin	Tamil Nadu	Pearl City Salt Capital of Tamil Nadu
Udaipur	Rajasthan	White City City of Lakes[36] Venice of the East ^(†4)[36][37]
Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	Spiritual capital of India Oldest city in the world
Jodhpur	Rajasthan	Blue City Sun City
Nashik	Maharashtra	Wine capital of India Grape city of India California of India
Surat	Gujarat	Diamond City Of India City Of Diamonds Textile city Of India
Trivandrum	Kerala	Evergreen City of India[38]
Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	City Of Destiny[39]
Zunheboto	Nagaland	Land Of Warriors
Patna	Bihar	Land of Great Ashoka

• ^(†1) (For other places with the same nickname as 'Paris of the East', see Paris of the East)
• ^(†2) (For other places with the same nickname as 'Venice of the East', see List of places called Venice of the East)

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External links

• "Nick Name of Indian Places". Retrieved 17 November 2013.