List of Indian cities and towns with their nicknames – Sobriquets and Aliases

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List of Indian cities and towns with their nicknames, Sobriquets, and Aliases:

 

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Guntur
  • Chilli capital of India
Hyderabad
  • City of Pearls
  • City of Nizams
Rajamahendravaram
  • Cultural capital of Andhra Pradesh
Tenali
  • Andhra Paris
Vijayawada
  • The land of Victory
Vishakhapatnam
  • City of Destiny
  • The Jewel of the East Coast
  • PortCity

 

Bihar

Muzzaffarpur
  • The Land of Leechi
Bhagalpur
  • Silk City
Gaya
  • The City of Enlightenment
Hajipur
  • Bananas City

 

Gujarat

Ahmadabad
  • Manchester of India
  • Commercial Capital of Gujarat
  • Financial capital of western India
  • Boston of India
  • India’s First World Heritage City
  • Twin City with Gandhi Nagar
  • Night City
Gandhi Nagar
  • GreenCity
  • CapitalCity of Gujarat
  • TwinCity with Ahmadabad
Surat
  • City of Diamonds
  • Silk City
Anand
  • Milk City
Vadodara or Baroda
  • Kala Nagari / City of Arts
  • Sayaji Nagarai/ City of Maharaja Sayajirao
  • Banyan City
  • Cultural Capital of Gujarat / Sanskari Nagari
  • Power Hub of India

 

Jharkhand

Jamshedpur
  • SteelCity of India
  • Pittsburg of India
Dhanbad
  • Coal capital of India

 

Karnataka

Bengaluru
  • Silicon Valley of India
  • ScienceCity of India
  • Garden City of India
Kodagu
  • Scotland of India
Mangluru
  • Rome of the East
  • Ice Cream Capital of India
  • Gateway of Karnataka 
Mysuru
  • Sandalwood City
  • Cultural Capital of Karnataka
  • City of Palaces
Sakeshpura
  • Poor Man’s Ooty
Khajjar
  • Switzerland of India

 

Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram
  • EvergreenCity of India
Kochi/ Cochin
  • The Queen of Arabian Sea
  • Commercial Capital of Kerala
  • Judicial Capital of Kerala
  • Gateway to Kerala
  • Hub of Malayalam Film Industry
Thrissur
  • The Cultural Capital of India
  • Land of Poorams
  • The Landof Vadakkumnathan
  • Gold Capital of India
Kozhikode/ Calicut
  • City of Spices
Kannur ?Cannamore
  • City of Looms and Lores
Kollam/ Quilon
  • Cashew Capital of the World
Alappuzha / Alleppey
  • Venice of the Earth
Kasaragod
  • Land of Seven Languages
  • Harkwilla
Palakkad
  • Land of Palm Trees
  • Rice Bowl of Kerala
Malappuram
  • Soccer Capital

 

Rajasthan

Jaipur
  • Pink City
  • Mini Kashi
  • Heritage City
  • Capital of Rajasthan
  • Paris of India
  • Rajwaro Ka Shahar
Ajmer
  • Kawaja Ki Nagri
Udaipur
  • City of Lakes
  • Venice of the East
  • White City
Sariska
  • Tiger Reserve
Jodhpur
  • BlueCity

 

 

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

(Madras and Madarasapattinam)

  • Detroit of Asia
  • Healthcare Capital of India
  • Banking Capital of India
  • Electronic Manufacturing Hub of India
  • City of Flyovers
  • Gateway of South India
  • Capital of Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore
  • Manchester of South India
  • Capital of Kongu Nadu
Puducherry/ Pondicherry
  • Paris of East
  • City of Dawn
Thoothukudi
  • Pearl city of India
Tirunelveli
  • City of Paddy fields
  • Halwa City
  • OxfordCity of South India
Yercaud
  • Poor Man’s Ooty
  • Jewel of the South
Ooty
  • Queen of Hill Stations
Kodaikanal
  • Princess of Hill stations
Madurai

(Vaigai and Pandiya Nadu)

  • Athens of East
  • City of Jasmine
  • City of Festivals
  • Cultural Capital of Tamil Nadu
  • Capital of Pandya Nadu
Kumbakonam
  • Cambridge of South India

 

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow
  • City of Nawabs
Kanpur
  • Manchester of the East and Leather City
Baghpat
  • Land of Tigers
Ballia
  • Baghi Ballia

 

 

West Bengal

Calcutta/ Kolkata
  • City of Joys
  • Joyful City
  • Cultural Capital of India
Siliguri
  • Gateway to the Dooars
Darjeeling
  • Queen of the Hills
Asansol
  • City of Brotherhood
  • City of Black Gold