Indian Cities in and their Nicknames
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for Bank Exams. Here I am sharing List of Indian cities with their nick
names that are known by (or have been known by historically), officially
and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of
commerce.
City with States
|
Nick Names
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Hyderabad-Secunderabad
(Telangana)
|
Twin City
|
Hyderabad (Telangana)
|
City of Nizams, City
of Pearls, Bangle City, Hitech City
|
Tenali (Andhra
Pradesh)
|
Andhra Paris
|
Guntur (Andhra
Pradesh)
|
City of Chillies, City
of Spices
|
Bhimavaram (Andhra
Pradesh)
|
Secon Bardoli of India
|
Rajahmundry (Andhra
Pradesh)
|
|
Kakinada (Andhra
Pradesh)
|
Fertilizer City,
Pensioner’s Paradise, Second Madras
|
Vijayawada (Andhra
Pradesh)
|
Place of Victory, Land
of Victory
|
Amritsar (Punjab)
|
Golden City
|
Patiala (Punjab)
|
Royal City
|
Muzzaffarpur (Bihar)
|
Lychee City
|
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
|
Manchester of India,
Boston of India
|
Palanpur (Gujarat)
|
City of Diamonds,
Flower City
|
Surat (Gujarat)
|
Diamond City
|
Bardoli (Gujarat)
|
Butter City
|
Bhopal (Madhya
Pradesh)
|
City of Lakes
|
Mundi (Madhya Pradesh)
|
Power Hub City
|
Srinagar (Jammu &
Kashmir)
|
City of Rivers
|
Panipat (Haryana)
|
City of Weavers,
Eco-City
|
Gurgaon (Haryana)
|
Millennium City
|
Allahabad or Prayag
(Uttar Pradesh)
|
Abode of the God,
Sangam City, City of Prime Ministers
|
Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
|
Taj Nagari, Petha
Nagari
|
Varanasi or Benares or
Banaras or Kashi (Uttar Pradesh)
|
City of Temples, Holy
City, Religious Capital of India
|
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
|
Leather City,
Manchester of the East
|
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)
|
Sports Capital of
india, Scissor City
|
Lucknow (Uttar
Pradesh)
|
City of Nawabs, City
of Marbels, City of Elephants
|
Mysore (Karnataka)
|
Sandal Wood City
|
Coorg (Karnataka)
|
Scotland of India
|
Auroville
(Pondicherry)
|
City of Dawn
|
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
|
Steel city, Pittsburg
of India
|
Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
|
Coal Capital of India
|
Udaipur (Rajasthan)
|
Lake City, White City,
Venice of the East
|
Jaipur (Rajasthan)
|
Pink City, City of
Palaces, Paris of India
|
Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
|
Sun City, Blue City
|
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
|
Golden City
|
Tezpur (Assam)
|
City of Blood
|
Bhuvaneshwar (Orissa)
|
Temple City
|
Cuttack (Orissa)
|
Silver City
|
Yavatmal (Maharashtra)
|
Cotton City
|
Mumbai (Maharashtra)
|
City of Seven Islands,
Gateway of India, Hollywood of India, City of Dreams
|
Thane (Maharashtra)
|
City of Lakes
|
Nasik (Maharashtra)
|
Grape City, Wine
Capital
|
Pune (Maharshtra)
|
Deccan Queen
|
Nagpur (Maharashtra)
|
City of Orange
|
Kolhapur (Maharashtra)
|
City of Wrestlers
|
Ichalkaranji
(Maharashtra)
|
Manchester of
Maharashtra
|
Bengaluru or Bangalore
(Karnataka)
|
Garden City,
Electronic City, Silicon Valley, Space City, Pensioners Paradise
|
Yercaud (Tamil Nadu)
|
Poor Man’s Ooty
|
Vaniyambadi (Tamil
Nadu)
|
Leather City of South
India
|
Salem (Tamil Nadu)
|
Mango City
|
Namakkal (Tamil Nadu)
|
Egg City
|
Tiruchirappali or
Trichy (Tamil Nadu)
|
Rock Fort City, Energy
Equipment & Fabrication Capital of India
|
Nilgris (Tamil Nadu)
|
Blue Mountains
|
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
|
Gateway of South
India, Detroit of Asia or India, Motor city of India, Banking capital of
India, Autohub of India
|
Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
|
City of Festivals,
Temple City, Sleepless City
|
Coimbatore (Tamil
Nadu)
|
Manchester of the
South, Textile city of India, Capital of Kongu Nadu, Engineering City of
India
|
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
|
Pearl City, Pearl
Harbor of India
|
Rishikesh (Uttarkand)
|
City of Sages, Yoga
City
|
Nainital (Uttarkhand)
|
City of Lakes
|
Mussorie (Uttarakhand)
|
Hill Queen City
|
Kollam (Kerala)
|
Cashew Capital of the
World, Prince of Arabian Sea
|
Alappuzha (Kerala)
|
Venice of the East
|
Trivandrum (Kerala)
|
City of Statues
|
Kochi or Cochin
(Kerala)
|
Queen of Arabian Sea,
Garden of Spices
|
Kolkatta (West Bengal)
|
City of Castles, City
of Buildings
|
Asansol (West Bengal)
|
Land of Black Diamonds
|
Darjeeling (West
Bengal)
|
The Queen of the Hills
|
Durgapur (West Bengal)
|
Ruhr of India
|
Malda (West Bengal)
|
Mango City
|
Siliguri (West Bengal)
|
Gateway of North East
India, City of Hospitality
|
Itanagar (Arunachal
Pradesh)
|
Land of Rising Sun
|
Dispur (Assam)
(A locality in the Guwahati city, which is capital of Assam)
|
City of Temples
|
Guwahati (Assam)
|
City of Eastern
Astrology, City of Temples, Gateway of North East India
|
Shillong (Meghalaya)
|
Scotland of the East
|
New Delhi
(NCR-National Capital Region)
|
City of Rallies
|
Noida (NCR)
|
IT Capital of NCR
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