List of Nicknames of Indian Cities




Nickname(s)
City
State
·         Taj Nagari
Agra
Uttar Pradesh
·         Boston of India
·         Manchester of India
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
·         Abode of the God
·         Sangam City
·         City of Prime Ministers
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
·         Golden City
Amritsar
Punjab
·         Land of Black Diamond
Asansol
West Bengal
·         Royal Heritage City of West Bengal
·         City of Peace
Bardhaman
West Bengal
·         Electronic City of India[1]
·         Garden City of India
·         Silicon Valley of India
·         Pensioners Paradise
·         Space City
·         Science city of India
·         IT Capital of India
Bengaluru
Karnataka
·         The Silk City of India
Bhagalpur
Bihar
·         City of Lakes 
Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
·         Mini Mumbai
Indore
Madhya Pradesh
·         Temple City of India )
Bhubaneswar
Odisha
·         The City Beautiful
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
·         Gateway of South India
·         Detroit of Asia
·         Auto Hub of India
·         Health Capital of India
Chennai
Tamil Nadu
·         Textile City of India
·         Manchester of South India[11][12]
Coimbatore
Tamil Nadu
·         Scotland of India
Coorg
Karnataka
·         The Queen of the Hills
Darjeeling
West Bengal
·         The Coal Capital of India
Dhanbad
Jharkhand
·         Scotland of East
Shillong
Meghalaya
·         Tea City of India
Dibrugarh
Assam
·         Ruhr of India
Durgapur
West Bengal
·         Eco-polite city
Gandhinagar
Gujarat
·         Gateway of Madhya Pradesh
·         City of Scindia
·         Historical Capital of MP
·         City of Kings
·         Gibraltar of India (Gwalior Fort)
Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh
·         Gateway of North East India
Guwahati
Assam
·         Blue Mountains
Nilgiri
Tamil Nadu
·         City of Pearls (Historically known as a pearl and diamond trading centre, and it continues to be known as the City of Pearls)
·         City of Nizams
·         World Capital of Biryani
·         HITECH City
Hyderabad
Telangana
·         Pink City
·         Paris of India
Jaipur
Rajasthan
·         Golden City of India
Jaisalmer
Rajasthan
·         Steel City of India
·         Pittsburgh of India, for being rich in minerals.
Jamshedpur
Jharkhand
·         Leather City of the World (The city carries the nickname because it’s the center of India’s leather production)
·         Manchester of North India[1]
Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh
·         Switzerland of Asia
Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
·         Gateway to Kerala
·         Queen of the Arabian Sea
·         God's Own Country
Kochi
Kerala
·         City of Joy
·         City of Palaces
·         Cultural Capital of India
·         Gateway of Eastern India
·         Heaven of the Aged
Kolkata
West Bengal
·         City of Wrestlers
Kolhapur
Maharashtra
·         Prince of Arabian sea
·         Cashew Capital of the World
·         Gateway to Backwaters
Kollam
Kerala
·         Shiraz-e-Hind
·         Constantinople of the East
·         The Golden City of India
·         City of Nawabs
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
·         Athens of the East
·         City of Festivals
·         City of Four Junctions
·         Temple city
·         Sleepless City
Madurai
Tamil Nadu
·         Mango City
Malda
West Bengal
·         Rome of the East
·         Cradle of Indian Banking
·         Gateway of Karnataka
·         Coastal paradise of India
Mangalore
Karnataka
·         City of Seven Islands
·         Financial Capital of India
·         Aamchi Mumbai
·         City of Dreams
·         Gateway of India
·         Hollywood of India
·         Maximum City
Mumbai
Maharashtra
·         Power Hub City
Mundi
Madhya Pradesh
·         Queen of the Mountains
Mussoorie
Uttarakhand
·         The Land of Leechi
Muzaffarpur
Bihar
·         Heritage City
·         Green City
Mysore
Karnataka
·         Orange City
Nagpur
Maharashtra
·         City of Lakes 
Nainital
Uttarakhand
·         City of Rallies
New Delhi
Delhi
·         Royal City
Patiala
Punjab
·         City of Weavers
·         City of Handloom
Panipat
Haryana
·         Paris of the East 
Pondicherry
Puducherry
·         Abode of the God
Prayag
Uttar Pradesh
·         Queen of Deccan
·         The Oxford of East
Pune
Maharashtra
·         Manbhum City
Purulia
West Bengal
·         City of Sages
·         Yoga City
Rishikesh
Uttrakhand
·         Gateway to the Dooars
·         City of Hospitality
Siliguri
West Bengal
·         City of lakes
Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir
·         City of Blood
Tezpur
Assam
·         City of Lakes 
Thane
Maharashtra
·         Evergreen City of India
·         God's Own Land
·         City of Lord Ananta
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala
·         Rock Fort City
·         Energy equipment and fabrication capital of India
·         Tucker Trichy
Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu
·         City of Paddy fields
·         Oxford city of South India
·         Halwa city of India
Tirunelveli
Tamil Nadu
·         White City
Venice of the East 
Udaipur
Rajasthan
·         Spiritual capital of India
·         Religious capital of India
·         City of Lights
·         City of Temples
·         City of Learning
·         Oldest living city on Earth
·         Holy City
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
·         Blue City
·         Sun City
Jodhpur
Rajasthan
·         Wine capital of India
·         Grape city of India
·         California of India
Nashik
Maharashtra
·         Diamond City Of India
·         City Of Diamonds
·         Textile city Of India
Surat
Gujarat
·         Sayaji Nagari (Town of Sayajirao Gaekwad)
·         Banyan City (City's Name Came From Tree Of Banyan)
·         Capital Of MS University
·         World Capital Of Garba
Vadodara
Gujarat
·         City Of Destiny
Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh
·         Pensioners Paradise
·         City of Kaja
Kakinada
Andhra Pradesh
·         The Place of Victory
Vijayawada
Andhra Pradesh
·         Second Bardoli of India
·         City of Prawns
Bhimavaram
Andhra Pradesh
·         Cultural City
Rajahmundry
Andhra Pradesh
·         City of Chillies
Guntur
Andhra Pradesh
·         Leather city of South India
Vaniyambadi
Tamil Nadu
·         City of Lakes
·         City of Temples
·         Second city of Nizam
Warangal
Telangana
·         Land Of Warriors
Zunheboto
Nagaland


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Certain nicknames are repeated for more than one cities. For eg: city of lakes- Thane,Bhopal, Srinagar,Naintal..the nickname golden city is also repeating..Why so??

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