Nicknames of Indian Cities
Today we are presenting you a short note on nicknames of Indian cities, which are State-wise with respect to memorize easily and also for the benefit of aspirants appearing for SSC CGL 2016, RRB NTPC 2016 and other competitive exams.
| 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 | 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 | |
| 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 Dooars |
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 |
