General Knowledge of India

Nicknames of famous Indian cities and towns

City State Nickname(s)
Ahmedabad Gujarat Manchester of India
Amritsar Punjab Golden City of India
Bengaluru Karnataka Silicon Valley of India / Science city of India /Garden City of India /Electronic City of India /Space City /IT Capital of India
Bhagalpur Bihar Silk City of India
Bhopal Madhya Pradesh City of Lakes
Bhubaneswar Odisha The Temple City
Chennai Tamil Nadu Detroit of Asia /Automobile Capital of India /Healthcare Capital of India
Coimbatore Tamil Nadu Manchester of South India
Darjeeling West Bengal Queen of Hills
Delhi Delhi City of Rallies
Hyderabad Telangana City of Pearls/ City of Nizams / Hi-tech City
Jaipur Rajasthan Pink City
Jamshedpur Jharkhand Steel City of India
Jodhpur Rajasthan Blue City of India / Sun City
Kakinada Andhra Pradesh Pensioner's Paradise
Kochi Kerala Queen of Arabian Sea
Kolhapur Maharashtra City of Wrestlers
Kolhapur Maharashtra City of Wrestlers
Kolkata West Bengal City of Joy /Cultural Capital of India /City of Palaces /Heaven of Aged
Kollam Kerala Cashew Capital of the World
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh City of Nawabs / Shiraz-e-Hindi
Madurai Tamil Nadu Athens of the East/City of Festivals /Sleepless City /Temple City /City of Four Junctions
Mangalore Karnataka Rome Of The East
Mumbai Maharashtra City of Dreams / Hollywood of India / Financial Capital of India
Muzaffarpur Bihar The Land of Leechi
Nagpur Maharashtra Orange City ,tiger city
Panipat Haryana City of Weavers
Patiala Punjab Royal City
Piduguralla Andhra Pradesh Lime City
Pondicherry Puducherry Paris of the East
Pune Maharashtra Queen of Deccan / Oxford of East
Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh
Rishikesh Uttarakhand City of Sages
Siliguri West Bengal Gateway to the Dooars
Tenali Andhra Pradesh Andhra Paris
Thoothukudi Tamil Nadu Pearl City
Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu City of paddy fields
Tirupati Andhra Pradesh Spiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh
Trivandrum Kerala Evergreen City of India
Udaipur Rajasthan City of Lakes/Venice of the East
Vadodara Gujarat Banyan City/Cultural Capital of Gujarat/ Sanskari Nagari/Power Equipment Manufacturing Hub of India
Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh City of Destiny / Financial Capital of Andhra Pradesh/The Jewel of the East Coast/Goa of the East

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