Nicknames of Indian Cities
India is a large country with 3,287,263 square km. India is the 7th largest country in the World by area wise. From ancient times, many cities were built in India. At present India have more than 4000 cities. Each city has its own history, identity, and some cities are famous by their own nickname in India. Below are some cities which are famous by their own nicknames:
| City | Nick Name of the City | State Name |
|---|---|---|
| Muzaffarpur | The Land of Leechi | Bihar |
| Chhattisgarh | Rice bowl of India | Chhattisgarh |
| Ahmedabad | India's first world heritage city | Gujarat |
| Surat | Diamond City of the World | Gujarat |
| Baroda | Banyan City | Gujarat |
| Panipat | City of weavers | Haryana |
| Gurugram | Millennium City of India | Haryana |
| Shimla | Queen of hills | Himachal Pradesh |
| Solan | Mushroom City of India | Himachal Pradesh |
| Dharamshala | Mini Lahasa | Himachal Pradesh |
| Jamshedpur | Steel City of India | Jharkhand |
| Dhanbad | The Coal Capital of India | Jharkhand |
| Bengaluru | Silicon Valley of India, Garden City of India | Karnataka |
| Coorg | Scotland of India | Karnataka |
| Mysore | City of Palaces | Karnataka |
| Kochi | Queen of Arabian Sea | Kerala |
| Thiruvananthapuram | The Evergreen City of India | Kerala |
| Alappuzha | Venice of the East | Kerala |
| Mumbai | City of dreams, City of seven island | Maharashtra |
| Nagpur | Orange City | Maharashtra |
| Pune | Oxford of the East, Queen of the Deccan | Maharashtra |
| Bhubaneswar | The Temple City | Odisha |
| Puri | Holy Capital | Odisha |
| Amritsar | City of golden temple | Punjab |
| Jaipur | Pink City | Rajasthan |
| Jodhpur | Blue City | Rajasthan |
| Udaipur | City of Lakes | Rajasthan |
| Erode | Turmeric city | Tamil Nadu |
| Ooty | Queen of Hill Stations | Tamil Nadu |
| Kodaikanal | Princess of Hill stations | Tamil Nadu |
| Kanchipuram | Silk city of India | Tamil Nadu |
| Hyderabad | City of Pearls | Telangana |
| Noida | IT capital of North India | Uttar Pradesh |
| Vrindavan | City of widows | Uttar Pradesh |
| Lucknow | City of Nawabs | Uttar Pradesh |
| Varanasi | The City of Ghats | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kannauj | Perfume Capital of India | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kolkata | City of Joy, Cultural Capital of India | West Bengal |
| Darjeeling | Queen of the Hills | West Bengal |
| Malda | Mango city | West Bengal |
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