Nicknames of Indian States and Cities

Nicknames of Indian States and Cities

When referring to a city or state in India we often refer by its nickname rather than its actual name like Jewel of India, Land of five rivers, Taj Nagari, Pink City, City of lakes, City of temples are a few of them.

Here we are sharing the list of Nicknames of Indian Cities and States.

Indian State Nick Name

Name of the State Nicknames
Himachal Pradesh
  • State of all seasons
  • A fruit bowl of India
  • Apple State
  • Mountain State
Uttarakhand
  • Valley of flowers
  • Devabhoomi
Punjab
  • Land of five rivers
  • Breadbasket of India
Manipur
  • Jewel of India
Odisha
  • Soul of India
Madhya Pradesh
  • Heart of India
  • Tiger state
Jharkhand
  • Mineral state
  • Tribal state
Haryana
  • Milk Pail of India
Gujarat
  • Land of Epics
Kerala
  • Spice garden of India
  • God’s own country
Assam
  • The tea garden of India
Arunachal Pradesh
  • Orchid state
  • Paradise of Botanists
  • Land of the rising sun
Andhra Pradesh
  • Kohinoor of India
  • Egg bowl of India
Meghalaya
  • The abode of clouds

           Indian Cities Nick Name

Name of the City Nicknames State
Agra
  • City of Taj
  • Petha Nagari
Uttar Pradesh
Ahmedabad
  • Boston of India
  • Manchester of India
Gujarat
Allahabad
  • Abode of the God
  • City of Prime Ministers
  • Sangam City
Uttar Pradesh
Amritsar
  • Golden City of India
Punjab
Asansol
  • Land of Black Diamond
West Bengal
Bengaluru
  • Electronic City of India
  • Garden City of India
  • IT Capital of India
  • Science city of India
  • Silicon Valley of India
  • Space City
Karnataka
Bhagalpur
  • The Silk City of India
Bihar
Bhopal
  • City of Lakes
Madhya Pradesh
Indore
  • Mini Mumbai
Madhya Pradesh
Bhimavaram
  • City of Prawns
  • Second Bardoli of India
Andhra Pradesh
Bhubaneswar
  • Temple City of India
Odisha
Chandigarh
  • The City Beautiful
Chandigarh
Chennai
  • Auto Hub of India
  • Detroit of Asia
  • Gateway of South India
  • Health Capital of India
Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore
  • Textile City of India
  • Manchester of South India
Tamil Nadu
Coorg
  • Scotland of India
Karnataka
Darjeeling
  • Queen of the Hills
West Bengal
Dhanbad
  • The Coal Capital of India
Jharkhand
Shillong
  • Scotland of East
Meghalaya
Dibrugarh
  • Tea City of India
Assam
Durgapur
  • Rur of India
West Bengal
Gandhinagar
  • Green City
Gujarat
Guntur
  • City of Chillies
Andhra Pradesh
Guwahati
  • Gateway of North East India
Assam
Nilgiri
  • Blue Mountains
Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad
  • City of Pearls
  • City of Nizams
  • Hightech City
  • World Capital of Biryani
Telangana
Hyderabad-Secunderabad
  • Twin City
Telangana
Jaipur
  • City of Palaces
  • Paris of India
  • Pink City
Rajasthan
Jaisalmer
  • Golden City of India
Rajasthan
Jamshedpur
  • Pittsburgh of India
  • Steel City of India
Jharkhand
Jodhpur
  • Blue City
  • Sun City
Rajasthan
Kakinada
  • City of Kaja
  • Pensioners Paradise
Andhra Pradesh
Kanpur
  • Leather City of the World
  • Manchester of North India
Uttar Pradesh
Kashmir
  • Switzerland of India
Jammu and Kashmir
Kochi
  • Gateway to Kerala
  • Queen of the Arabian Sea
Kerala
Kolkata
  • City of Joy
  • City of Palaces
  • Cultural Capital of India
  • Gateway of Eastern India
  • Heaven of the Aged
West Bengal
Kolhapur
  • City of Wrestlers
Maharashtra
Kollam
  • Cashew Capital of the World
  • Gateway to Backwaters
  • Prince of Arabian sea
Kerala
Lucknow
  • City of Nawabs
  • Constantinople of the East
  • Shiraz-e-Hind
  • The Golden City of India
Uttar Pradesh
Madurai
  • Athens of the East
  • City of Festivals
  • City of Four Junctions
  • Sleepless City
  • Temple City
Tamil Nadu
Malda
  • Mango City
West Bengal
Mangalore
  • Cradle of Indian Banking
  • Gateway of Karnataka
  • Rome of the East
Karnataka
Mumbai
  • City of Dreams
  • City of Seven Islands
  • Financial Capital of India
  • Gateway of India
  • Hollywood of India
  • Maximum City
  • Maya Nagari
Maharashtra
Mundi
  • Power Hub City
Madhya Pradesh
Mussoorie
  • Queen of the Mountains
Uttarakhand
Mysore
  • Green City
  • Heritage City
Karnataka
Nagpur
  • Orange City
Maharashtra
Nainital
  • City of Lakes
Uttarakhand
Nasik
  • California of India
  • Grape city of India
  • Wine capital of India
Maharashtra
New Delhi
  • City of Rallies
Delhi
Patiala
  • Royal City
Punjab
Panipat
  • City of Handloom
  • City of Weavers
Haryana
Pondicherry
  • Paris of the East
Puducherry
Prayag
  • Abode of the God
Uttar Pradesh
Pune
  • Queen of Deccan
Maharashtra
Purulia
  • Manbhum City
West Bengal
Rajahmundry
  • Cultural City
Andhra Pradesh
Rishikesh
  • City of Sages
  • Yoga City
Uttrakhand
Siliguri
  • City of Hospitality
  • Gateway to the Doors
West Bengal
Srinagar
  • City of lakes
Jammu and Kashmir
Surat
  • City Of Diamonds
  • Diamond City Of India
  • Textile city Of India
Gujarat
Tezpur
  • City of Blood
Assam
Thane
  • City of Lakes
Maharashtra
Tiruchirappalli
  • Energy equipment and fabrication capital of India
  • Rock Fort City
  • Tucker Trichy
Tamil Nadu
Tirunelveli
  • City of Paddy fields
  • Halwa city of India
  • Oxford city of South India
Tamil Nadu
Udaipur
  • City of Lakes
  • Venice of the East
  • White City
Rajasthan
Vadodara
  • Banyan City
  • Cultural City Of India
  • Sayaji Nagari
  • World Capital Of Garba
Gujarat
Vaniyambadi
  • Leather city of South India
Tamil Nadu
Varanasi
  • City of Lights
  • City of Temples
  • City of Learning
  • Holy City
  • Oldest living city on Earth
  • Religious capital of India
  • Spiritual capital of India
Uttar Pradesh
Vijayawada
  • The Place of Victory
Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam
  • City Of Destiny
Andhra Pradesh
Warangal
  • City of Lakes
  • City of Temples
  • Second city of Nizam
Telangana
Zunheboto
  • Land Of Warriors
Nagaland

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