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, or unofficially, to locals, outsiders, or their tourism chambers of commerce .
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana [ edit ]
City/Town
Nickname
Korba
Silk City of Western Chhattisgarh
Financial Capital of Chhattisgarh
Power Hub of India[ 15] [ 16]
Heritage City
Industrial Hub of Chhattisgarh[ 17]
Coal City of Central India[ 18]
Aluminium City
Only City with both(Industries and Forest Cover) in India[ 19]
City with Largest Mine in Asia[ 20]
Bauxite City
Haematite City
City/Town
Nickname
Ahmedabad (Amdavad, Karnavati, Ashaval)
Manchester of India
Commercial Capital of Gujarat
Financial Capital of Western India
Boston of India
Heritage City of Gujarat
Twin City (with Gandhinagar )
Night City
Bardoli
Gandhinagar
Green City
Capital of Gujarat
Twin City (with Ahmedabad )
Surat
City of Diamonds
Silk City of India
Textile hub of India
city of bridges
Mini Bharat (Small India)
cleanest city
city of sun
city of golden opportunities
Future Economic hub of India
Navsari
known as "Paarsipuri" ( CITY OF Parsi')
Twin City of Surat
Rajkot
called as "Chitranagri" (City of Paintings).
Anand
Jamnagar
Jewel of Kathiawar
Paris of Saurashtra
Oil city
Mini Kashi
Brass city
Morbi
Ankleshwar
chemical hub of India (1500 chemical plants)
Industrial hub of Gujarat (Asia's largest industrial estate and consists of approximately 3,000 individual units)
"City of Oil"
Vadodara (Baroda)
Kala Nagari (City of Arts)
Sayaji Nagari (City of Maharaja Sayajirao)
Banyan City[ 21]
Cultural Capital of Gujarat (Sanskari Nagari)[ 22]
City/town
Nickname
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Evergreen City of India
The Paradise of the South (south referring to southern India)
God's Own Capital
Capital of Kerala
City of Peace
Pearl of Arabian Sea
Land of Anatha Padmanabha(Ananthapuri)
Kochi (Cochin)
Thrissur (Trichur)
The Cultural capital of Kerala[ 48]
Land of Poorams[ 49]
The land of Vadakkumnathan[ 50]
Gold capital of India[ 51]
Kozhikode (Calicut)
Kannur (Cannanore)
City of Looms and Lores.[ 53]
Kollam (Quilon)
The Prince of Arabian Sea
Cashew Capital of the World[ 54]
Alappuzha (Alleppey)
Kasaragod
Land of Seven Languages[ 55]
Harkwillia[ 56]
Palakkad (Palghat)
Gateway of Kerala[ 57]
Land of Palm trees[ 58]
Rice bowl of Kerala[ 59]
Malappuram
City/town
Nickname
Dehradun
City of Love
School Capital of India
Rishikesh
Adventure Capital of India[ 81]
Rafting Capital of India[ 81]
Yoga Capital of the World[ 82]
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