List of cities in India by nicknames

This partial list of city nicknames in India compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in India are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.

Nickname of cities

City	State	Nickname(s)
Bengaluru	Karnataka	Silicon Valley of India[1] Space City Science city of India[2] Garden City of India
Bhagalpur	Bihar	Silk City[3]
Chennai	Tamil Nadu	Detroit of Asia[4] Automobile Capital of India[5] Gate Way Of South India[6] India's health capital Electronic Manufacturing Hub in India[7] Banking Capital of India[8]
Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	Manchester of South India[9][10]
Dibrugarh	Assam	Tea City of India[11]
Hyderabad	Telangana	* City of Pearls
Jaipur	Rajasthan	Pink City
Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	Steel City of India[12]
Kolkata	West Bengal	City of Joy[13]
Kolhapur	Maharashtra	City of Wrestlers[14]
Kollam	Kerala	Cashew Capital of the World[15]
Kurnool	Andhra Pradesh	The Gateway of Rayalaseema[16]
Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	City of Nawabs[17][18]
Ludhiana	Punjab	[19]
Madurai	Tamil Nadu	City of Festivals[20] Temple city[21] Athens of the East
Mangalore	Karnataka	Cradle Of Indian Banking[22] Gateway Of Karnataka[23] Rome Of The East[24][25][26] Petrochemical capital of South India Ice cream capital of India Jewel of the West Coast[27] City of cuisines
Mumbai	Maharashtra	City of Seven Islands[20] Gateway of India[20] Hollywood of India[20] Maximum City[28]
Mussoorie	Uttarakhand	Queen of the Mountains[20]
Muzaffarpur	Bihar	The Land of Leechi[29]
Nagpur	Maharashtra	Orange City[30] Tiger Capital
Akola	Maharashtra	The Cotton City
Patiala	Punjab	Royal City[31]
Panipat	Haryana	City of Weavers[32]
Pondicherry	Puducherry	Paris of the East ^(†3)
Pune	Maharashtra	Oxford of the East Queen of Deccan[33]
Siliguri	West Bengal	Gateway to the Dooars[34]
Surat	Gujarat	Diamond City
Tezpur	Assam	City of Blood[35]
Thoothukudi	Tamil Nadu	Pearl City[36]
Udaipur	Rajasthan	White City City of Lakes[37] Venice of the East ^(†4)[37][38]
Trivandrum	Kerala	Evergreen City of India[39]
Vadodara	Gujarat	Banyan City[40] Cultural Capital of Gujarat/ Sanskari Nagari[41] Power Equipment Manufacturing Hub of India[42] Pensioners' City[43]

Andhra Pradesh

State	City/town	Nickname
Andhra Pradesh
	Piduguralla	Lime City[44]
	Rajahmundry	Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh.[45]
	Tenali	Andhra Paris[46]
	Tirupati	Spiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh[47]
	Vijayawada	The Place of Victory[48]
	Visakhapatnam	Financial Capital of Andhra Pradesh[47] The Jewel of the East Coast[49] Goa of the East[49]

• ^(†1) (For other places with the same nickname as 'Paris of the East', see Paris of the East)
• ^(†2) (For other places with the same nickname as 'Venice of the East', see List of places called Venice of the East)

References

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40. "Banyan city boasts of highest green cover in Gujarat - Times of India".
41. "Vintage era comes alive in Gujarat's cultural capital - Times of India".
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External links

• "Nick Name of Indian Places". Retrieved 17 November 2013.