Sunday, May 11, 2014

List of city nicknames in India

CityStateNickname(s)
AgraUttar Pradesh
  • Taj Nagri
AhmedabadGujarat
  • Boston of India 
  • Manchester of India 
AlappuzhaKerala
  • Venice of the East
AllahabadUttar Pradesh
  • Abode of the God
AmritsarPunjab
  • Golden City 
  • Guru Ki Nagri - "The Guru's City"
AsansolWest Bengal
  • Land of Black Diamond
BathindaPunjab
  • City of Lakes 
BengaluruKarnataka
BhabhuaBihar
  • Green city of India
BhopalMadhya Pradesh
  • City of Lakes 
BhubaneswarOdisha
  • Temple City of India 
ChennaiTamil Nadu
  • Banking Capital of India
  • Detroit of Asia 
  • Auto Hub of India 
  • Health Capital of India
CoimbatoreTamil Nadu
  • Manchester of South India 
CoorgKarnataka
  • Scotland of India
DarjeelingWest Bengal
  • The Queen of the Hills
DurgapurWest Bengal
  • Ruhr of India
  • Educational Hub Of Eastern India
HyderabadAndhra Pradesh
  • City of Lakes
  • City of Pearls (Historically known as a pearl and diamond trading centre, and it continues to be known as the City of Pearls) 
  • HITECH City
Hyderabad-SecunderabadAndhra Pradesh
  • Twin Cities
JaipurRajasthan
  • Pink City 
JaisalmerRajasthan
  • Golden City of India 
  • Sun City 
JamshedpurJharkhand
  • Steel City of India 
  • Pittsburgh of India, for being rich in minerals.
KanpurUttar Pradesh
  • Leather City of the World (The city carries the nickname because it’s the center of India’s leather production) 
  • Manchester of North India 
KashmirJammu and Kashmir
  • Switzerland of India
KochiKerala
  • Gateway to Kerala
  • Queen of the Arabian Sea 
  • Venice of the East 
KolhapurMaharashtra
  • City of Wrestlers 
KolkataWest Bengal
  • City of Joy
  • Educational Capital of India
  • Cultural Capital of India
  • City of Furious, Creative Energy
  • City of Buildings 
  • City of Castles 
  • City of Palaces (Because of the British Raj buildings covering the cityscape in 19th Century)
  • Paris of the East 
  • Intellectual Capital of India
  • The City of Processions
KollamKerala
  • Prince of Arabian sea
  • Cashew Capital of the World
  • Gateway to backwaters
LucknowUttar Pradesh
  • City of Nawabs 
MaduraiTamil Nadu
  • Athens of the East
  • City of Festivals 
  • City of Four Junctions
  • Sleepless City 
MaldaWest Bengal
  • Mango City
MumbaiMaharashtra
  • City of Seven Islands 
  • City of Dreams 
  • Gateway of India 
  • Hollywood of India 
MundiMadhya Pradesh
  • Power Hub City
MussoorieUttarakhand
  • Queen of the Mountains 
MysoreKarnataka
  • City of Palaces 
NagpurMaharashtra
  • Orange City 
NainitalUttarakhand
  • City of Lakes 
New DelhiDelhi
  • City of Rallies 
PanipatHaryana
  • City of Weavers (City of textles and carpets. It is the biggest centre of "Shoddy Yarn" in the world) 
  • City of Handloom
PondicherryPuducherry
  • Paris of the East 
PrayagUttar Pradesh
  • Abode of the God
PuneMaharashtra
  • Queen of Deccan 
PuruliaWest Bengal
  • Manbhum City
RishikeshUttrakhand
  • City of Sages
  • Yoga City
SiliguriWest Bengal
  • Gateway of North East India
  • Gateway to the Dooars 
  • City of Hospitality
SrinagarJammu and Kashmir
  • City of lakes
ThaneMaharashtra
  • City of Lakes 
UdaipurRajasthan
  • White City
  • City of Lakes 
  • Venice of the East 
VaranasiUttar Pradesh
  • Spiritual capital of India
  • Religious capital of India
  • City of Lights
  • City of Temples
  • City of Learning
  • Oldest living city on Earth
  • Holy City
JodhpurRajasthan
  • Blue City
  • Sun City
SalemTamil Nadu
  • Mango City
NasikMaharashtra
  • Wine capital of India
  • Grape city of India
  • California of India
SuratGujarat
  • Diamond City Of India
  • City Of Diamonds
  • Textile city Of India

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