The nicknames of the cities or regions are associated with the unique characteristics such as unique geographical position, natural beauty, natural formations like lakes, type of industry, large and quality production of particular agriculture products etc. Sometimes, it also symbolises the descriptive name for a place or region such as sobriquets and slogans which have been known by historically, officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. Here, we are giving the list of Indian Cities and their Nicknames which will be very helpful for the preparation of different competitive examinations.
Indian Cities and Their Nicknames
| City | State | Nickname/Nicknames |
| Agra | Uttar Pradesh | Taj Nagari |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat |
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| Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh |
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| Amritsar | Punjab | Golden City |
| Asansol | West Bengal | Land of Black Diamond |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka |
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| Bhagalpur | Bihar | The Silk City of India |
| Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | City of Lakes |
| Indore | Madhya Pradesh | Mini Mumbai |
| Bhubaneswar | Odisha | Temple City of India |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | The City Beautiful |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
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| Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
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| Coorg | Karnataka | Scotland of India |
| Darjeeling | West Bengal | The Queen of the Hills |
| Dhanbad | Jharkhand | The Coal Capital of India |
| Shillong | Meghalaya | Scotland of East |
| Dibrugarh | Assam | Tea City of India |
| Durgapur | West Bengal | Ruhr of India |
| Gandhinagar | Gujarat | Green city |
| Guwahati | Assam | Gateway of North East India |
| Nilgiri | Tamil Nadu | Blue Mountains |
| Hyderabad | Telangana |
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| Jaipur | Rajasthan |
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| Jaisalmer | Rajasthan | Golden City of India |
| Jamshedpur | Jharkhand |
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| Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
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| Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir | Switzerland of India |
| Kochi | Kerala |
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| Kolkata | West Bengal |
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| Kolhapur | Maharashtra | City of Wrestlers |
| Kollam | Kerala |
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| Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh |
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| Madurai | Tamil Nadu |
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| Malda | West Bengal | Mango City |
| Mangalore | Karnataka |
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| Mumbai | Maharashtra |
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| Mundi | Madhya Pradesh | Power Hub City |
| Mussoorie | Uttarakhand | Queen of the Mountains |
| Mysore | Karnataka |
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| Nagpur | Maharashtra | Orange City |
| Nainital | Uttarakhand | City of Lakes |
| New Delhi | Delhi | City of Rallies |
| Patiala | Punjab | Royal City |
| Panipat | Haryana |
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| Pondicherry | Puducherry | Paris of the East |
| Prayag | Uttar Pradesh | Abode of the God |
| Pune | Maharashtra | Queen of Deccan |
| Purulia | West Bengal | Manbhum City |
| Rishikesh | Uttrakhand |
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| Siliguri | West Bengal |
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| Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | City of lakes |
| Tezpur | Assam | City of Blood |
| Thane | Maharashtra | City of Lakes |
| Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
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| Tirunelveli | Tamil Nadu |
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| Udaipur | Rajasthan |
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| Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
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| Jodhpur | Rajasthan |
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| Nasik | Maharashtra |
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| Surat | Gujarat |
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| Vadodara | Gujarat |
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| Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | City Of Destiny |
| Kakinada | Andhra Pradesh |
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| Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | The Place of Victory |
| Bhimavaram | Andhra Pradesh |
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| Rajahmundry | Andhra Pradesh | Cultural City |
| Guntur | Andhra Pradesh | City of Chillies |
| Vaniyambadi | Tamil Nadu | Leather city of South India |
| Warangal | Telangana |
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| Zunheboto | Nagaland | Land Of Warriors |
