# 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 | Spicy Chili Telugu Anna Capital of India |
| Hyderabad | City of Pearls City of Nizams Capital of Telangana |
| Nuzvid | Mango City |
| Nellore | Shrimp Capital of India City of Paddy ( Nelli in Tamil is Grain of Paddy) |
| Rajamahendravaram | Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh |
| Tenali | Andhra Paris |
| Vijayawada | The Land of Victory |
| Visakhapatnam | City of Destiny The Jewel of the East Coast Port City |

## Bihar

| City/town | Nickname |
| Muzaffarpur | The Land of Leechi |
| Darbhanga | Cultural Capital Of Bihar |
| Bhagalpur | Silk City of India |
| Gaya | The City of Enlightenment |
| Purnia | Mini Darjeeling |
| Hajipur | Bananas City |
| Begusarai | Industrial Capital of Bihar |

## Chhattisgarh

| City/Town | Nickname |
| Korba | Silk City of Western Chhattisgarh Financial Capital of Chhattisgarh Power Hub of India Heritage City Industrial Hub of Chhattisgarh Coal City of Central India Aluminium City Only City with both(Industries and Forest Cover) in India City with Largest Mine in Asia Bauxite City Haematite City |

## Gujarat

| City/Town | Nickname |
| Ahmedabad (Amdavad, Karnavati, Ashaval) | Manchester of India Commercial Capital of Gujarat Financial Capital of Western India Boston of India Heritage City of Gujarat Twin City (with Gandhinagar) Night City |
| Bardoli | Butter City |
| Gandhinagar | Green City Capital of Gujarat Twin City (with Ahmedabad) |
| Surat | City of Diamonds Silk City of India Textile hub of India city of bridges Mini Bharat (Small India) cleanest city city of sun city of golden opportunities Future Economic hub of India |
| Navsari | known as "Paarsipuri" ( CITY OF Parsi') Twin City of Surat |
| Rajkot | called as "Chitranagri" (City of Paintings). |
| Anand | Milk City |
| Jamnagar | Jewel of Kathiawar Paris of Saurashtra Oil city Mini Kashi Brass city |
| Morbi | City of ceramic tiles |
| Ankleshwar | chemical hub of India (1500 chemical plants) Industrial hub of Gujarat (Asia's largest industrial estate and consists of approximately 3,000 individual units) "City of Oil" |
| Vadodara (Baroda) | Kala Nagari (City of Arts) Sayaji Nagari (City of Maharaja Sayajirao) Banyan City Cultural Capital of Gujarat (Sanskari Nagari) |

## Jharkhand

| City/town | Nickname |
| Jamshedpur | Steel City of India Pittsburg of India Jampot |
| Dhanbad | Coal Capital of India |
| Ranchi | City of Waterfalls |

## Karnataka

| City/town | Nickname |
| Bangalore (Bengaluru) | Silicon Valley of India Science City of India Garden City of India Capital of Karnataka Electronic Capital of India |
| Raichur | Cotton Bowl of Karnataka Rice Bowl of Karnataka Land of Two Rivers (Edadore Nadu) Land of Sun Light (Bisila Nadu) Land of Power Land of Dasa's |
| Hospet | Steel City of Karnataka |
| Kalaburagi | Land of Toor Dal Land of Sharana's |
| Bellary | Land of Mining Sun City |
| Indi | Land of Lemons |
| Bidar | Crown of Karnataka Land of Bamboo Art |
| Chitradurga | Fort City (Kote Nadu) |
| Kodagu | Scotland of India |
| Mangaluru | • Capital of Tulunad Rome of The East Ice Cream Capital of India Gateway of Karnataka Cradle of Indian Banking |
| Mysuru | Sandalwood City Cultural Capital of Karnataka City of Palaces |
| Dharwad | Home of Universities Education Hub of Karnataka |
| Yadgir | Land of Hills |
| Sakleshpura | Poor Man's Ooty |
| Koppal | Land of Paddy |
| Kinnal | Land of Wooden Dolls |
| Shivamogga | GateWay of Malenadu Land of hidden waterfall and forts |
| Chikmagalur | Land of Coffee |
| Tumkur | Land of Coconut Trees |
| Ramanagara | Silk City of Karnataka |
| Haveri | Land of Elachi |
| Ilkal | City of Saree |

## Kerala

| City/town | Nickname |
| Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) | Evergreen City of India The Paradise of the South (south referring to southern India) God's Own Capital Capital of Kerala City of Peace Pearl of Arabian Sea Land of Anatha Padmanabha(Ananthapuri) |
| Kochi (Cochin) | The Queen of Arabian Sea Commercial Capital of Kerala Judicial Capital of Kerala Gateway to Kerala Hub of Malayalam Film Industry |
| Thrissur (Trichur) | The Cultural capital of Kerala Land of Poorams The land of Vadakkumnathan Gold capital of India |
| Kozhikode (Calicut) | City of Spices. |
| Kannur (Cannanore) | City of Looms and Lores. |
| Kollam (Quilon) | The Prince of Arabian Sea Cashew Capital of the World |
| Alappuzha (Alleppey) | Venice of the East |
| Kasaragod | Land of Seven Languages Harkwillia |
| Palakkad (Palghat) | Gateway of Kerala Land of Palm trees Rice bowl of Kerala |
| Malappuram | Soccer Capital |

## Rajasthan

| City/town | Nickname |
| Jaipur | The Pink City Heritage City Paris of India Rajwaro ka Shahar |
| Udaipur | The White City City of Lakes Venice of the East |
| Jaisalmer | The Golden City Swarna Nagari |
| Jodhpur | Blue City Sun City |
| Kota | Coaching Capital of India |
| Ajmer | Heart of Rajasthan |

## Tamil Nadu

| City/town | Nickname |
| Chennai (Madras) | Detroit of Asia Healthcare Capital of India Banking Capital of India Electronics Manufacturing Hub of India City of Flyovers Gateway of South India Capital of Tamil Nadu |
| Tiruchirappalli / Trichy (Chola Empire) | Rockfort City Energy equipment and fabrication capital of India Heart of Tamil Nadu Capital of Early Chola Empire |
| Thanjavur (Chola Empire) | Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu Capital of Chola Dynasty Capital of East Asia at 10th Century Carnatic Music Capital Thiruvaiyaru Cultural and Historical Hub Of Chola Dynasty – Tamil Nadu |
| Coimbatore (Kongu,Cheran) | Manchester of South India Capital of Kongu Nadu Capital of Chera Nadu 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 Steel City Capital of Mazhanadu |
| Tiruppur | Dollar City of India Baniyan City Knit Wear Capital of India |
| Erode | Turmeric City of India |
| Puducherry (Pondicherry) | Paris of the East City of Dawn |
| Thoothukudi | Pearl City of India Gateway of Tamil Nadu |
| Tirunelveli | City of paddy fields Halwa City Oxford City of South India |
| Yercaud | Poor Man's Ooty Jewel of the South |
| Ooty | Queen of Hill Stations |
| Kodaikanal | Princess of Hill stations |
| Madurai (Vaigai; Pandiya Nadu) | Athens of East City of Jasmine 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 |
| Dehradun | City of Lakes School Capital of India |
| Almora | Adventure Capital of India Rafting Capital of India Yoga Capital of the World |

## Uttar Pradesh

| City/town | Nickname |
| Mathura | Krishna Nagari |
| Agra | TajNagri City of Taj Pethanagri |
| Lucknow | City of Nawabs Constantinople of The East |
| Kanpur | Leather City Manchester of The East Heart of Uttar Pradesh |
| Baghpat | Land of Tigers |
| Ballia | Baghi Ballia |

## West Bengal

| City/town | Nickname |
| Calcutta (Kolkata) | City of Joy, Joyful City Cultural Capital of India City of Castles City of Museums Gateway of Eastern India |
| Siliguri | Gateway to the Dooars Gateway of Northeast India City of Hospitality |
| Darjeeling | Queen of the Hills |
| Malda | Mango City |
| Midnapore | City of Tribal Tradition, Historical city |
| Bishnupur | Temple City of Bengal |
| Durgapur | Ruhr of India |
| Asansol | City of Brotherhood Land of Black Diamond |
| Howrah | Sheffield of India Glasgow of India |
| Krishnanagar | Land of Figurines Village of "Reui" |
| Nabadwip | Oxford of Bengal |
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## Maharashtra

| City/town | Nickname |
| Bombay (Mumbai) | New York City of India Mayanagri The City That Never Sleeps City of Dreams City of Seven Islands Hollywood of India Gateway of India Economic & Financial Capital of India |
| Pune | Cultural capital of Maharashtra Oxford of the East The Queen of Deccan |
| Nagpur | Tiger Capital of India Heart of India The Orange City |
| Navi Mumbai | Flamingo City |
| Aurangabad | City of Gates |
| Thane | City of Lakes |
| Ratnagiri | California of India |
| Jalna, Maharashtra | city of steel |
| Yavatmal | Cotton city of India |