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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 and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.

Nickname of cities

City State Nickname(s)
Bengaluru Karnataka
Bhagalpur Bihar
Chennai Tamil Nadu
  • Detroit of Asia[4]
  • Automobile Capital of India[5]
  • Gate Way Of South India[6]
  • India's health capital
  • Electronic Manufacturing Hub in India[7]
  • Banking Capital of India[8]
Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
Dibrugarh Assam
  • Tea City of India[11]
Hyderabad Telangana * City of Pearls
Jaipur Rajasthan
Jamshedpur Jharkhand
  • Steel City of India[12]
Kolkata West Bengal
Kolhapur Maharashtra
  • City of Wrestlers[14]
Kollam Kerala
  • Cashew Capital of the World[15]
Kurnool Andhra Pradesh
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Ludhiana Punjab
Madurai Tamil Nadu
  • City of Festivals[20]
  • Temple city[21]
  • Athens of the East
Mangalore Karnataka
  • Cradle Of Indian Banking[22]
  • Gateway Of Karnataka[23]
  • Rome Of The East[24][25][26]
  • Petrochemical capital of South India
  • Ice cream capital of India
  • Jewel of the West Coast[27]
  • City of cuisines
Mumbai Maharashtra
  • City of Seven Islands[20]
  • Gateway of India[20]
  • Hollywood of India[20]
  • Maximum City[28]
Mussoorie Uttarakhand
  • Queen of the Mountains[20]
Muzaffarpur Bihar
Nagpur Maharashtra
  • Orange City[30]
  • Tiger Capital
Akola Maharashtra
Patiala Punjab
Panipat Haryana
Pondicherry Puducherry
Pune Maharashtra
  • Oxford of the East
  • Queen of Deccan[33]
Siliguri West Bengal
  • Gateway to the Dooars[34]
Surat Gujarat
  • Diamond City
Tezpur Assam
Thoothukudi Tamil Nadu
Udaipur Rajasthan
Trivandrum Kerala
  • Evergreen City of India[39]
Vadodara Gujarat
  • Banyan City[40]
  • Cultural Capital of Gujarat/ Sanskari Nagari[41]
  • Power Equipment Manufacturing Hub of India[42]
  • Pensioners' City[43]

Andhra Pradesh

State City/town Nickname
Andhra Pradesh
Piduguralla
Rajahmundry
  • Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh.[45]
Tenali
Tirupati
  • Spiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh[47]
Vijayawada
  • The Place of Victory[48]
Visakhapatnam
  • Financial Capital of Andhra Pradesh[47]
  • The Jewel of the East Coast[49]
  • Goa of the East[49]

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  10. ^ "Ag. Governor congratulates "Manchester of South India". Reply to Coimbatore municipial address". The Indian Express: 4. 27 June 1936. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Why Dibrugarh is called "Tea City of India". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Facts: Why Jamshedpur is called Steel city of India?". jamshedpur. 3 February 2013.
  13. ^ "Feeling one with the City of Joy". Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  14. ^ "May Day celebrated with fervour". Indian Express. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Kollam, Ashtamudi Lake - great alternatives to Kochi, Vembanad Lake - The Economic Times".
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  17. ^ Editorial (20 August 2012). "Lucknow: City of Nawabs, tehzeeb and kebabs". Travel.India.com. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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  21. ^ "Mudurai Tourism-The Holy City". 4 July 2013.
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  24. ^ "Highway to Swades - The Rome of the East".
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  29. ^ ":: Welcome to Official Website of Muzaffarpur District, Bihar ::".
  30. ^ "Stamp From the Orange City". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 31 March 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  31. ^ "Punjab District Courts". 4 July 2013.
  32. ^ "Haryana District Courts". 4 July 2013.
  33. ^ DNA Correspondent (2 June 2012). "Deccan Queen still chugging at 83". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 27 October 2012. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  34. ^ "Dooars". Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  35. ^ Praveen. "Nicknames Of Indian Cities".
  36. ^ "Brief History of Thoothukudi".
  37. ^ a b "Udaipur voted as the world's best city in a poll". The Times of India. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  38. ^ Davidson, Max (2 February 2008). "Udaipur: An eternal melding of the ages". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  39. ^ "History - Official Website of District Court Of India".
  40. ^ "Banyan city boasts of highest green cover in Gujarat - Times of India".
  41. ^ "Vintage era comes alive in Gujarat's cultural capital - Times of India".
  42. ^ "Switch conference at Vadodara in October".
  43. ^ "Promising outlook for Vadodara's property market".
  44. ^ P. Samuel Jonathan (23 November 2011). "Lime City". Piduguralla (Guntur District). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  45. ^ "Introductory". Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
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  49. ^ a b Students Academy (14 November 2014). Visakhapatnam-The City of Destiny-India. Lulu.com. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-257-06510-3. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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