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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
Hyderabad
City Of Nawabs
Biryani Capital of the World
Hyderabadi Haleem
Food Capital of South India
City of Pearls [ 1]
Telugu Film Industry
The ''Hi-tech City''
Most livable city in India
Visakhapatnam
City of Destiny
City of Maaf
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
City/town
Nickname
Chhattisgarh
Naya Raipur
Green City of India
Best Planned City of India
Safest City
Smart City
Bilaspur
Law & Justice capital of Chhattisgarh (Nyay Dhani)
Industrial Capital of Chhattisgarh
City of Festivals
Raipur
Korba
Power hub of Chhattisgarh (Urja Dhani)
Jagdalpur
Tourism capital of Chhattisgarh (Paryatak Dhani)
Kanker
Durg
Education capital of Chhattisgarh (Shiksha Dhani)
Bhilai
Rajnandgaon
Raigarh
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand
Ranchi
Karnataka
Kerala
City/town
Nickname
Kochi (Cochin)
Thrissur
The Cultural capital of Kerala[ 38]
Land of Poorams[ 39]
The land of Vadakkumnathan[ 40]
Gold capital of India[ 41]
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
State Capital
The City of Lord Ananthapadmanabha
The Evergreen City of India
The Royal City of Kerala
Kozhikode (Calicut)
Kannur (Cannanore)
City of Looms and Lores.[ 43]
The legend District in india.
Kottayam
City of letters (Aksharanagri)
City of Murals
City of latex
City of lakes
Kollam (Quilon)
Cashew Capital of the World[ 44]
Prince of the Arabian Sea
God's Own Capital
Gateway to Backwaters
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
Kasaragod
Land of Seven Languages[ 45]
Harkwillia[ 46]
Palakkad
Land of Palm trees[ 47]
Rice bowl of Kerala[ 48]
Malappuram
Wayanad
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
City/town
Nickname
Mumbai
City of Seven Island
City of Dreams
Gateway of India
Financial Capital of India
Entertainment Capital of India
Maximum City
Malegaon
City of Power Looms
Manchester of India
Capital of Unity
Textile Capital of India
Entertainment Capital of India
Satara
7 Star City (Because of the 7 forts located around it)
Nashik
Grape city
Wine capital of India
California of India
Nagpur
Orange City
Tiger Capital of India
Heart of India
Geographical Capital of India
Gondia
Pune
Oxford of the East
Queen of the Deccan
Cultural and Historical capital of Maharashtra
Khamgaon
Akola
Jalgaon
Solapur
Textile City
City of Multi-cultural
City of Enjoyment
Odisha
City/town
Nickname
Bhubaneswar
The Temple City
Sports Capital of India
IT City of East India
Puri
Holy Capital
Spiritual capital of Odisha
Sambalpur
Cultural Capital of Odisha
Diamond City
Brahmapur
Rourkela
Industrial capital of odisha
Cuttack
Silver City
Dominant city of Ancient India
Millenium City
Linguistic Dominant of East
Gateway of East India
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
City/town
Nickname
Ambur
Biryani Capitals of South Asia[ 56]
Leather export hubs of India[ 57]
Chennai (Madras; Madarasapattinam)
Erode
Turmeric city
Textile city
Coimbatore (Kovai)
Capital of Kongu Nadu or Chera Nadu (Modern Day) or West Tamil Nadu
Engineering City of India[citation needed
Hardware City of India
Sports Capital of South India
Manchester of South India[ 60] [ 61]
Tiruppur (Tiruppur)
Knit Wear Capital of India
Textile City
Dollar City
Thanjavur (Tanjore)(Kauvery;Chozha Nadu)
Rice Bowl of Tamil Nadu
Capital of chola dynasty
Cultural capital of Tamil Nadu
Namakkal
Boring Capital of India
Egg City
Transport City
Poultry Town
Salem (Hosur)
Steel City
Mango City
Sago City[ 62]
Industrial city
Little England
Rose city
Chill city
Gateway of Tamil Nadu
Palani
Spiritual Capital of Kongu Nadu
Spiritual Place of murgan(karthikeya)
Puducherry (Pondicherry)
Thoothukudi
Pearl City of India[ 63]
Salt Capital of South India
Sea Gateway of Tamil Nadu
Tirunelveli
Yercaud
Sivakasi
குட்டி (Little) Japan
Crackers City of India[ 68]
Ooty
Queen of Hill Stations[ 69]
Kodaikanal
Princess of Hill stations[ 70]
Kumbakonam
Temple City of Tamil Nadu
Madurai (Vaigai; Pandiya Nadu)
City Of Festivals
Sleepless city(தூங்கா நகரம்)
City of Jasmine[ 71]
Athens of east
Vellore
Fort city of India
City with Golden Temple
City that started Indian Independence movement
Oddanchatram
Kanchipuram
Temple city
Silk city of India
Dindigul
Lock City
Biryani capital of south india
Trichy
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
City/town
Nickname
Ayodhya
Legendary city
Birth Place of Lord Rama
Another Name Ayutthaya (Thailand) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia)
The ancient Korean princess Heo Hwang-ok came from Ayuta(Kanyakumari, South Tamil Nadu)
Hindu Sacred Place
Identity place of Hindus
Ram Janma Bhoomi(Same as Birth Place of Lord Rama)
Aligarh
City of Locks
City of Cultural
Gateway to Delhi NCR
Aligarh-Smart City
Shaan-E-Aligarh
Gorakhpur
Known for Gorakhpur Matth
Known for Geetapress Books Headquarters
Known for devotees of Yogi Gorakhnath
Purvanchal Main City
Important city for India and Nepal relations
Jhansi
Known for Rani Laxmi Bai, First war of Independence 1857
City of Rani Laxmi Bai
Gateway of Bundelkhand
Noida
IT capital of North India
Singapore of India
India's first smart city
Agra
Firozabad
Meerut
Vrindavan
Ghaziabad
Lucknow
City of Nawabs[ 72]
Constantinople of East
Golden City of East
City of Tehzeeb
Happiest City (2nd)
Kanpur
Manchester of the East[ 73]
Leather City of the UP[ 74]
Crossroad of National Highways
Kannauj
Prayag Raj
Sangam City[ 75]
City of Prime Ministers
Abode of God
King of Pilgrims
Ballia
Varanasi
The City of Ghats
The City of Shiva
The City of light
The City of Temples
The City of Music
Spiritual Capital of India
Sanskrit City
Uttarakhand
City/town
Nickname
Dehradun
City of Trees
City of Lychees
City of Education
School Capital of India
Haldwani
Haridwar
City of Gods
City of Saints
City of Pilgrimage
Kotdwar
Mussoorie
Nainital
City of Lakes
Lake District of India
Kumaon's Jewel
Pantnagar
Capital of Green Revolution
Ramnagar
City of Tigers
Safari City
Rishikesh
Yoga City
International Capital of Yoga
Almora
Cultural Capital of Kumaon
Heart of Kumaon
Roorkee
City of Engineering
Tech City
West Bengal
Notes
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