List of Nicknames of Indian Cities
The nicknames of the below described Indian cities are associated with their unique characteristics like geographical location, natural beauty, presence of lakes, industries, production of particular agricultural products, and so forth.
These nicknames even symbolize the descriptive name for a place or region like sobriquets and slogans which have been recognized historically, officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
Via this article, we are giving you with a list of Indian Cities and their Nicknames. The list will prove to be useful for the preparation of academic also competitive examinations.
List of Nicknames of Indian Cities
| Name of Cities | Nicknames of the Cities |
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | 1. Manchester of India 2. Commercial Capital of Gujarat 3. Financial Capital of Western India 4. Boston of India 5. Heritage City 6. Twin City (with Gandhinagar) 7. Night City |
Ajmer (Rajasthan) | Khwaja ki Nagri |
Akola (Maharashtra) | The Cotton City |
Alappuzha (Kerala) | Venice of the East |
Anand (Gujarat) | Milk City |
Asansol (West Bengal) | 1. City of Brotherhood 2. Land of Black Diamond |
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) | Land of Tigers |
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) | Baghi Ballia |
Bardoli (Gujarat) | Butter City |
Bengaluru (Karnataka) | 1. Silicon Valley of India 2. Science city of India 3. Garden City of India |
Bhagalpur (Bihar) | Silk City |
Bishnupur (West Bengal) | Temple City of Bengal |
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | 1. Detroit of Asia 2. Healthcare Capital of India 3. Gate Way of South India 4. City of Flyovers 5. Electronic Manufacturing Hub in India 6. Banking Capital of India |
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) | 1. Manchester of South India 2. Textile City of India 3. Engineering City of India 4. Financial Capital of Tamil Nadu 5. Pump City of India |
Darjeeling (West Bengal) | Queen of the Hills |
Dehradun (Uttrakhand) | Indian City of Love |
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) | Coal Capital of India |
Dibrugarh (Assam) | Tea City of India |
Durgapur (West Bengal) | Ruhr of India |
Erode (Tamil Nadu) | Turmeric City of India |
Gaya (Bihar) | The City of Enlightenment |
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) | 1. Green City 2. Twin City (with Ahmedabad) |
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) | Chilli Capital of India |
Hajipur (Bihar) | Bananas City |
Howrah (West Bengal) | 1. Land of Figurines 2. Village of Reui |
Hyderabad (Telangana) | 1. City of Pearls 2. City of Nizams |
Jaipur (Rajasthan) | 1. Pink City of India 2. Heritage City 3. Rajwaro ka Shahar |
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) | 1. Steel City of India 2. Pittsburg of India |
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) | 1. Blue City 2. Sun City |
Kannur (Kerala) | City of Looms and Lores |
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) | Leather City |
Kasaragod (Kerala) | 1. Land of Seven Languages 2. Hrkwillia |
Kochi (Kerala) | 1. The Queen of the Arabian Sea 2. Commercial Capital of Kerala 3. Judicial Capital of Kerala 4. Gateway of Kerala 5. Hub of Malayalam Film Industry |
Kodagu (Karnataka) | Scotland of India |
Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu) | Princess of Hill stations |
Kolkata (West Bengal) | 1. City of Joy 2. Cultural Capital of India 3. City of Surprises 4. City of Passion 5. Heaven of the Aged 6. City of Buildings 7. City of Palaces 8. City of Castles 9. Capital of West Bengal |
Kollam (Kerala) | Cashew Capital of the World |
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) | City of Wrestlers |
| Kozhikode (Kerala) | City of Spices |
| Krishnanagar (West Bengal) | Land of Figurines |
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) | The Gateway of Rayalaseema |
Kumbakonam (Tamil Nadu) | Cambridge of South India |
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | City of Nawabs |
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) | 1. City of Festivals 2. City of Jasmine 3. Athens of the East 4. Capital of Pandya Nadu 5. City of Festivals 6. Capital of Pandya Nadu |
Malappuram (Kerala) | Soccer Capital |
Malda (West Bengal) | Mango City |
Mangaluru (Karnataka) | 1. Ice cream capital of India 2. Gateway of Karnataka 3. Rome of The East |
Midnapore (West Bengal) | City of Tribal Tradition |
Mumbai (Maharashtra) | 1. City of Seven Islands 2. Gateway of India 3. Hollywood of India |
Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) | Queen of the Mountains |
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) | The Land of Leechi |
Mysuru (Karnataka) | 1. Sandalwood City 2. Cultural Capital of Karnataka |
Nabadwip (West Bengal) | Oxford of Bengal |
Nagpur (Maharashtra) | 1. Orange City 2. Tiger Capital |
Ooty (Tamil Nadu) | Queen of Hill Stations |
Palakkad (Kerala) | 1. Land of Palm trees 2. Rice bowl of Kerala |
Patiala (Punjab) | Royal City |
Panipat (Haryana) | City of Weavers |
Puducherry (Tamil Nadu) | 1. Paris of the East 2. City of Dawn |
Pune (Maharashtra) | 1. Oxford of the East 2. Queen of Deccan |
Rajamahendravaram (Andhra Pradesh) | Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh |
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) | 1. Adventure Capital of India 2. Rafting Capital of India 3. Yoga Capital of the World |
Siliguri (West Bengal) | 1. Gateway to the Dooars 2. City of Hospitality |
Surat (Gujarat) | 1. City of Diamonds 2. Silk City of India |
Sakleshpur (Karnataka) | Poor Man's Ooty |
Sariska (Rajasthan) | Tiger Reserve |
Tenali (Andhra Pradesh) | Andhra Paris |
Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) | 1. Dollar City of India 2. Textile Capital of Tamil Nadu 3. Baniyan City 4. Knit Wear Capital of India |
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) | 1. Pearl City 2. Gateway of Tamil Nadu |
Thrissur (Kerala) | 1. The Cultural Capital of Kerala 2. Land of Poorams 3. The land of Vadakkumnathan 4. Gold capital of India |
Tezpur (Assam) | City of Blood |
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) | 1. Oxford city of south India 2. Halwa city 3. City of paddy fields |
Trivandrum (Kerala) | Evergreen City of India |
Udaipur (Rajasthan) | 1. White City 2. City of Lakes 3. Venice of the East |
Vadodara (Gujarat) | 1. Banyan City 2. Cultural Capital of Gujarat/ Sanskari Nagari 3. Power Hub of India 4. Pensioners' City |
The nickname of Indian cities is an vital topic from the examination point of view. We sincerely hope that the above GK list of Indian Cities and their Nicknames will prove to be useful to the aspirants of different government and competitive examinations.
