The nicknames which were given to these cities also symbolise the descriptive name for a place or region such as sobriquets and slogans which have been known historically, officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.
List of Nicknames of Indian Cities
List of Nicknames of Indian Cities
| State | Indian Cities | Nicknames of Indian Cities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Vishakhapatnam | The city of Destiny The Jewel of the East Coast Goa of the East | |
| Vijayawada | The Place of Victory | ||
| Guntur | City of chillies | ||
| Tirupati | Spiritual capital of Andhra Pradesh | ||
| Assam | Guwahati | Gateway to the North-east India | |
| Tezpur | The city of Blood | ||
| Dibrugarh | Tea City of India | ||
| Bihar | Nalanda | The land of Knowledge | |
| Bhagalpur | Silk City of India | ||
| Chattisgarh | Korba | Power hub of India | |
| Bhilai | Steel capital of India | ||
| Delhi | New Delhi | City of rallies | |
| Haryana | Gurgaon | Millennium city of India | |
| Bhiwani | Mini Cuba | ||
| Jammu & Kashmir | Kashmir | Switzerland of India Heaven on Earth | |
| Sri Nagar | City of Lakes | ||
| Jharkhand | Jamshedpur | Steel City Pittsburgh of India | |
| Dhanbad | Coal Capital of India | ||
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | Science City of India Silicon Valley of India Garden City of India | |
| Coorg | Scotland of India | ||
| Mangalore | Ice Cream City of India Rome of the East | ||
| Mysuru | Heritage city of Karnataka City of Palaces | ||
| Kerala | Kochi | Queen of Arabian Sea | |
| Kolam | Cashew Capital of the World | ||
| Kozhikode | City of Spices | ||
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | City of Lakes | |
| Indore | Mini Mumbai | ||
| Ujjain | City of Temples | ||
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | Financial capital of India City of Dreams | |
| Nasik | Wine capital of India | ||
| Nagpur | City of Oranges | ||
| Pune | Queen of Deccan Oxford of the East | ||
| Meghalaya | Shillong | Scotland of the East | |
| Odisha | Rourkela | Steel city of Odisha | |
| Deogarh | City of Waterfalls | ||
| Puducherry | Puducherry | Paris of the East | |
| Punjab | Patiala | Royal City | |
| Ludhiana | Manchester of Punjab | ||
| Rajasthan | Jodhpur | Blue City | |
| Jaipur | Pink City | ||
| Udaipur | Venice of the East White City City of Lakes | ||
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Detroit of India Gateway of South-India | |
| Manchester of South India | ||
| Ooty | Queen of Hill Stations | ||
| Telangana | Hyderabad | City of Pearls City of Nizams City of Biriyani | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra | City of Taj Petha Nagri | |
| Varanasi | The City of Lights | ||
| Prayagraj | City of Prime Ministers Sangam City Abode of the God | ||
| Kanpur | Leather City of the World | ||
| Uttarakhand | Mussoorie | Queen of Hill Stations | |
| Rishikesh | Yoga City | ||
| West Bengal | Kolkata | City of Joy, Heaven of the Aged |
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