Important nicknames of different Indian cities/places for SSC/Banking/UPSC and other Indian 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 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
  • Bangle City
 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

More Indian cities and their nicknames

Name of the City Nicknames State
Patiala Royal City

Punjab
Panipat City of Handloom

City of Weavers
 Haryana
Palanpur

  • City of Diamonds
  • Flower City
 Gujrat
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