Nicknames of Indian States and Cities PDF consists of Cities and States Nicknames and other important information related to other names of places.
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| # | Nickname | Indian States/Cities | Other details on Nicknames of Indian states ad Cities |
| 1. | Egg bowl of Asia,
Rice-Bowl of India, Kohinoor of India |
Andhra Pradesh
|
Largest producer of Eggs, Rice. Kohinoor Diamond is a large, colorless diamond that was found near Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, India, in the 13th century. |
| 2. | Land of Sunrise,
Land of the Dawn-Lit Mountains |
Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 3. | God’s Own Country,
Spice Garden of India |
Kerala | |
| 4. | Land of Five Rivers,
Granary of India, India’s bread basket |
Punjab | The word Punjab is formed by the combination of two words that are ‘Punj’ means five and ‘Aab’ means water. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas. The region is ideal for Wheat-growing, Rice, sugar cane, fruits and vegetables. |
| 5. | Milk Pail of India | Haryana | Murrah buffalo, which is known as the best breed of buffalo for producing finest quality milk originally belongs to Haryana. |
| 6. | All Seasons’ State,
Apple State |
Himachal Pradesh | It is called ‘Apple State’ of India because country’s first apples were cultivated here, also the first state to process potatoes. |
| 7. | Soya Region | Madhya Pradesh | |
| 8. | Manchester of India | Ahmedabad | Manchester in England is famous for its cotton textiles all over the world. In the same way Ahmedabad in India is also hub for several Textile Industries. |
| 9. | Paradise of the Botanists | Sikkim | |
| 10. | City of Golden Temple | Amritsar | |
| 11. | City of Dawn | Auroville (Puducherry) | |
| 12. | Garden City of India,
Electronic City of India, Silicon Valley of India, Space City of India, Science city of India |
Bangalore | It has a huge concentration of firms specializing in research and development (R&D), electronics and software production. |
| 13. | Temple city of India,
Cathedral City of India |
Bhubaneswar | The word Bhubaneswar means ‘God’s World’. The City still preserves over 500 of India’s finest temples, around which the religious life of the city revolves. |
| 14. | Manchester of South India | Coimbatore | Due to concentration of more than 30,000 small, medium, large Industries and Textile Mills Coimbatore is known as Manchester of South India. |
| 15. | Pearl of the Orient in India | Goa | “Pearl of the Orient” or the “Tourist Paradise” Goa boasts of many beaches for its tourists. |
| 16. | Hi-Tech City,
Bhagyanagar, City of Pearls, City of Nizams World Capital of Biryani
|
Hyderabad | |
| 17. | Pink City | Jaipur | Every building within the walled historic Centre is painted a terracotta “pink” color as it historically represents welcoming and hospitality. The paint was produced from a calcium oxide compound and is extremely durable in the arid conditions of Jaipur. |
| 18. | City of Rallies | New Delhi | |
| 19. | City of Weavers | Panipat | It produces textiles and carpets. |
| 20. | Deccan Queen | Pune | |
| 21. | Pearl City of India | Tuticorin | Thoothukudi is known as “Pearl City” due to the pearl fishing carried out in the town. |
| 22. | City of Bangles
|
Firozabad | Firozabad is a city in India, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. |
| 23. | Scotland of the East | Shillong | |
| 24. | Diamond City | Surat | Surat polishes over 90 percent of the world’s rough diamond. |
| 25. | The City of Blood in India | Tezpur,
Assam |
It is Known as the Blood city for its mythical legendary battle between Hara and Hari centuries ago. |
| 26. | Paradise on Earth,
Switzerland of India |
Kashmir | |
| 27. | Steel City of India,
Pittsburgh of India |
Jamshedpur(Tatapur) | The first Steel Plant in India is set up by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata in Jamshedpur on 16 February 1912 in Jamshedpur in the present state of Jharkhand. |
| 28. | Sun City
Blue City |
Jodhpur | The city is known as the “Sun City” for the bright and sunny weather it enjoys all the year round and “Blue City” because of the blue colors that decorate many of the houses in the old city area. |
| 29. | Mini-Switzerland in India | Khajjar (Himachal Pradesh) | |
| 30. | Queen of the Arabian Sea,
Garden of Spices |
Kochi | It is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea, because of spice trading Centre on the west coast |
| -of India from the 14th century onward, and maintained a trade network with Arab merchants from the pre-Islamic era. | |||
| 31. | Venice of the East | Alappuzha(or Alleppey) | |
| 32. | City of Palaces,
City of Castles, City of Joy |
Kolkata | |
| 33. | City of Nawabs,
Constantinople of the East |
Lucknow | |
| 34. | City of Festivals,
Athens of the East, Sleepless City |
Madurai | |
| 35. | Jewel of India | Manipur | |
| 36. | City of Seven Islands,
Hollywood of India, Financial Capital of India, City of Dreams, Gateway of India |
Mumbai | The original island of Mumbai was only 24 km long and 4 km wide from Dongri to Malabar Hill (at its broadest point) and the other six were Colaba, Old Woman’s island, Mahim, Parel, Worli, Mazgaon. |
| 37. | Queen of Hills | Mussoorie | |
| 38. | Sandalwood City | Mysore | |
| 39. | City of Oranges | Nagpur | |
| 40. | City of Statues | Trivandrum | |
| 40. | Evergreen City of India | Trivandrum | |
| 41. | White City of India,
City of Lakes |
Udaipur | |
| 42. | Brown City of India,
Golden City of India |
Jaisalmer | |
| 43. | City of Prime Ministers,
Abode of the God |
Allahabad | |
| 44. | Land of Black Diamond | West Bengal | |
| 45. | The Silk City of India | Bhagalpur,
Bihar |
|
| 46. | Gateway of South India
Detroit of Asia Auto Hub of India Health Capital of India Motor city of India |
Chennai | |
| 47. | The Coal Capital of India | Dhanbad | |
| 48. | Tea City of India | Dibrugarh, Assam | |
| 49. | Green city | Gandhinagar, Gujarat | |
| 50. | Leather City | Kanpur,
Uttar Pradesh |
|
| 51. | Cashew Capital of the World | Kollam, Kerala | |
| 52. | City Of Destiny
|
Visakhapatnam | |
| 53. | The City Beautiful | Chandigarh | |
| 54. | Cradle of Indian Banking | Karnataka | Seven of the country’s leading banks, Canara Bank, Syndicate Bank, Corporation Bank, Vijaya Bank, Karnataka Bank, Ing Vysya Bank and the State Bank of Mysore originated from this state. |
| 55. | City of Sages,
Yoga City
|
Rishikesh | |
| 56. | Sorrow of Assam | Brahmaputra | |
| 57. | Sugar Bowl of India | Uttar Pradesh | |
| 58. | Religious capital of India
Spiritual capital of India
|
Varanasi | |
| 59. | Land Of Warriors | Zunheboto (Nagaland) | |
| 60. | City of Chilies | Guntur
(Andhra Pradesh) |
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