Nicknames of Indian States and Cities
When referring to a city or state in India we often refer by its nickname rather than its actual name like Jewel of India, Land of five rivers, Taj Nagari, Pink City, City of lakes, City of temples are a few of them.
Here we are sharing the list of Nicknames of Indian Cities and States.
Indian State Nick Name
Name of the State | Nicknames |
Himachal Pradesh |
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Uttarakhand |
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Punjab |
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Manipur |
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Odisha |
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Madhya Pradesh |
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Jharkhand |
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Haryana |
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Gujarat |
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Kerala |
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Assam |
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Arunachal Pradesh |
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Andhra Pradesh |
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Meghalaya |
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Indian Cities Nick Name
Name of the City | Nicknames | State |
Agra |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Ahmedabad |
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Gujarat |
Allahabad |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Amritsar |
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Punjab |
Asansol |
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West Bengal |
Bengaluru |
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Karnataka |
Bhagalpur |
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Bihar |
Bhopal |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Indore |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Bhimavaram |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Bhubaneswar |
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Odisha |
Chandigarh |
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Chandigarh |
Chennai |
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Tamil Nadu |
Coimbatore |
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Tamil Nadu |
Coorg |
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Karnataka |
Darjeeling |
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West Bengal |
Dhanbad |
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Jharkhand |
Shillong |
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Meghalaya |
Dibrugarh |
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Assam |
Durgapur |
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West Bengal |
Gandhinagar |
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Gujarat |
Guntur |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Guwahati |
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Assam |
Nilgiri |
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Tamil Nadu |
Hyderabad |
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Telangana |
Hyderabad-Secunderabad |
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Telangana |
Jaipur |
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Rajasthan |
Jaisalmer |
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Rajasthan |
Jamshedpur |
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Jharkhand |
Jodhpur |
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Rajasthan |
Kakinada |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Kanpur |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Kashmir |
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Jammu and Kashmir |
Kochi |
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Kerala |
Kolkata |
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West Bengal |
Kolhapur |
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Maharashtra |
Kollam |
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Kerala |
Lucknow |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Madurai |
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Tamil Nadu |
Malda |
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West Bengal |
Mangalore |
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Karnataka |
Mumbai |
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Maharashtra |
Mundi |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Mussoorie |
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Uttarakhand |
Mysore |
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Karnataka |
Nagpur |
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Maharashtra |
Nainital |
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Uttarakhand |
Nasik |
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Maharashtra |
New Delhi |
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Delhi |
Patiala |
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Punjab |
Panipat |
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Haryana |
Pondicherry |
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Puducherry |
Prayag |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Pune |
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Maharashtra |
Purulia |
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West Bengal |
Rajahmundry |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Rishikesh |
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Uttrakhand |
Siliguri |
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West Bengal |
Srinagar |
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Jammu and Kashmir |
Surat |
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Gujarat |
Tezpur |
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Assam |
Thane |
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Maharashtra |
Tiruchirappalli |
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Tamil Nadu |
Tirunelveli |
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Tamil Nadu |
Udaipur |
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Rajasthan |
Vadodara |
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Gujarat |
Vaniyambadi |
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Tamil Nadu |
Varanasi |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Vijayawada |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Visakhapatnam |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Warangal |
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Telangana |
Zunheboto |
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Nagaland |
Suggested Read: Culture and Tradition of Indian States