In India, the tradition of giving nicknames is not limited to person only. Most of cities and towns in India have their own nickname and secondary name, thanks to its history, business or other thing connected with it.
In this article, we have provided a complete list of Indian cities and their nick names. So, let’s see!
Juhu Mumbai
- Jaipur – Pink City
- Jodhpur – Blue city, Sun city
- Udaipur – City of Lakes
- Bhopal – City of Lakes
- Ahmedabad – Manchester of India, Boston of India, India’s First World Heritage City
- Surat – Diamond city of India
- Lucknow – The City of Nawabs
- Muzaffarpur – Land of Lychees, Sweet City
- Kanpur – Leather City of the World
- Mumbai – City of 7 Islands, Gateway of India, Financial Capital of India
- Pune – Deccan Queen
- Nagpur – Orange City
- Jalgaon – Banana City
- Yavatamal – Cotton City
- Nashik – Wine Capital of India
- Bangalore – Space city, Science city, Garden city of India, Silicon Valley of India
- Mangalore – Rome of the East, Cradle of Indian Banking
- Coorg – Scotland of India
- Mysore – Sandalwood City
- Kolkata – City of Palaces, the City of Joy
- Asansol – Land of Black Diamond
- Visakhapatnam – The City of Destiny, Goa of the East
- Hyderabad – City of Pearls, Hitech city
- Kochi – Queen of Arabian Sea
- Calicut – City of Spices
- Thrissur – Gold capital of India
- Kollam – Cashew Capital of the World
- Madurai – The City of Festivals, Athens of the East
- Chennai – Gateway of South, Detroit of Asia
- Coimbatore – Manchester of South India
- Pondicherry – Paris of the East
- Morbi – Paris of Saurashtra, Hub of Vitrified Tiles in India, Clocks
- Kashmir – Switzerland of India
- Jamshedpur – Steel city of India, Pittsburgh of India
- Bhubaneshwar – Temple city of India
- Cuttack – Silver City
- Shillong – Scotland of East
- Damodar Valley – Ruhr of India
- Hyderabad and Secunderabad – Twin city
- Amritsar – Golden City
- Tirupati – Spiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh
- Bhagalpur – Pokémon City
- Nalanda – Land of knowledge
- Gaya – The City of Enlightenment
- Madhubani – The City of Mithila & Madhubani Art
- Shimla – Queen of hills
- Solan – Mushroom City of India
- Dharamshala – Mini Lahasa
- Bhilai – Steel city of India
- Baroda (Vadodara) – Cultural Capital of Gujarat, Power Hub of India, Banyan City
- Panipat – City of weavers
- Dhanbad – The Coal Capital of India
- Kurukshetra – City of Mahabharata
- Jamshedpur – Steel City of India
- Shimoga – Waterfalls Paradise of India
- Channapatna – Town of Toys
- Chickmagalur – Coffee land of India
- Kochi (Cochin) – Queen of Arabian Sea
- Kozhikode (Calicut) – City of Spices
- Thiruvananthapuram – The Evergreen City of India
- Alappuzha (Alleppey) – Venice of the East
- Thrissur – Gold capital of India
- Ujjain – City of Temples
- Pune – Oxford of the East
- Patiala – Royal City
- Ooty – Queen of Hill Stations
- Vrindavan – City of Widows
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