List of cities and towns in India by nicknames

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)
Bhubaneswar Odisha
  • The Temple City[1]
Chennai Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
  • Manchester of South India[4][5]
Hyderabad Telangana
  • City of Pearls[6]
Jaipur Rajasthan
Jamshedpur Jharkhand
  • Steel City of India[8]
Kolkata West Bengal
  • City of Joy[9]
  • Cultural Capital of India[10]
Kolhapur Maharashtra
  • City of Wrestlers[11]
Kollam Kerala
  • Cashew Capital of the World[12]
Kochi Kerala
  • Queen of Arabian Sea[13]
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Ahmedabad Gujarat
  • Manchester of India
Madurai Tamil Nadu
  • Athens of the East
  • City of Festivals
  • City that never Sleeps
Muzaffarpur Bihar
Nagpur Maharashtra
  • Orange City[16],tiger city
Patiala Punjab
Panipat Haryana
  • City of Weavers[18]
Puducherry Tamil Nadu
Pune Maharashtra
  • Queen of Deccan[19]
Siliguri West Bengal
  • Gateway to the Dooars[20]
Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu
  • City of paddy fields[21]
Thoothukudi Tamil Nadu
Udaipur Rajasthan
Trivandrum Kerala
  • Evergreen City of India[25]
Vadodara Gujarat
  • Banyan City[26]
  • Cultural Capital of Gujarat/ Sanskari Nagari[27]
  • Power Equipment Manufacturing Hub of India[28]

Andhra Pradesh

City/town Nickname
Kakinada
  • Pensioner's Paradise[29]
Piduguralla
Rajahmundry
  • Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh.[31]
Tenali
Tirupati
  • Spiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh[33]
Visakhapatnam
  • Financial Capital of Andhra Pradesh[33]
  • The Jewel of the East Coast[34]
  • Goa of the East[34]
  • The City of Destiny[34]

Karnataka

City/town Nickname
Bengaluru
Mangalore
  • Rome Of The East[38]

References

  1. ↑ "Bhubaneswar the Temple City". Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Chennai has emerged as India's Detroit". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "India Is Becoming A Hub For 'Medical Tourists' — Despite The 'Million Dollar Difference' In Care". Business Insider. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "SME sector: Opportunities, challenges in Coimbatore". CNBC-TV18: Moneycontrol.com. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Ag. Governor congratulates "Manchester of South India". Reply to Coimbatore municipial address". The Indian Express: 4. 27 June 1936. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Somasekhar, M (28 November 2016). "A new icon for the City of Pearls". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Pink City’s fate sealed by apathetic local administration - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Facts: Why Jamshedpur is called Steel city of India?". jamshedpur. 3 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Feeling one with the City of Joy". Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  10. ↑ "India: Calcutta, the capital of culture". Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  11. ↑ "May Day celebrated with fervour". Indian Express. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Kollam, Ashtamudi Lake – great alternatives to Kochi, Vembanad Lake – The Economic Times".
  13. ↑ "'Giant' INS Viraat's final journey to 'The Queen of Arabian Sea', Kochi | India Live Today". India Live Today. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  14. ↑ Jainani, Deepa (20 October 2012). "The city of Nawabs is changing". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  15. ↑ ":: Welcome to Official Website of Muzaffarpur District, Bihar ::".
  16. ↑ "Stamp From the Orange City". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 31 March 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  17. ↑ "Punjab District Courts". 4 July 2013.
  18. ↑ "Haryana District Courts". 4 July 2013.
  19. ↑ DNA Correspondent (2 June 2012). "Deccan Queen still chugging at 83". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  20. ↑ "Dooars". Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  21. ↑ "Brief History of Tirunelveli".
  22. ↑ "Brief History of Thoothukudi".
  23. 1 2 "Udaipur voted as the world's best city in a poll". The Times of India. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  24. ↑ Davidson, Max (2 February 2008). "Udaipur: An eternal melding of the ages". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  25. ↑ "History – Official Website of District Court Of India".
  26. ↑ "Banyan city boasts of highest green cover in Gujarat – Times of India".
  27. ↑ "Vintage era comes alive in Gujarat's cultural capital – Times of India".
  28. ↑ "Switch conference at Vadodara in October".
  29. ↑ Kalavalapalli, Yogendra (19 July 2016). "Pensioner’s paradise Kakinada coming of age". Livemint.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  30. ↑ P. Samuel Jonathan (23 November 2011). "Lime City". Piduguralla (Guntur District). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  31. ↑ "Introductory". Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  32. ↑ "About Tenali". VGTM Urban Development Authority. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  33. 1 2 "Administration-AP-Financial Capital". Visakhapatnam. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  34. 1 2 3 Academy, Students' (14 November 2014). Visakhapatnam-The City of Destiny-India. Lulu.com. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-257-06510-3. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  35. ↑ Canton, Naomi. "How the 'Silicon Valley of India' is bridging the digital divide". CNN. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  36. ↑ Bangalore, Science City of India. "About Bangalore".
  37. ↑ DK Eyewitness Travel Guide India. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014-10-01. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-241-01348-9. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  38. ↑ "'Rome of the East' celebrates Christmas".
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