| City | State | Nickname(s) |
| Agra | Uttar Pradesh | City of Taj |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Boston of India
Manchester of India |
| Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh | sangam City
abode of the God |
| Amritsar | Punjab | Golden Temple (and Golden city is used for Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
Holy City |
| Asansol | West Bengal | Land of Black Diamond |
| Bardhaman | West Bengal | City of Peace |
| Bhubaneswar | Odisha | City of Temples
Temple city of India |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka | Electronic City of India
Garden City of India Silicon Valley of India Pensioners Paradise Space City Science city of India IT Capital of India |
| Alappuzha | Kerala | The Venice of the East |
| Chandigarh | U.T | City beautiful |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Gateway of South India
Detroit of Asia Automobile Capital of India HealthCare Capital of India |
| Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu | Textile City of India
Manchester of South India Pump city |
| Coorg | Karnataka | Scotland of India |
| Dehradun | Uttarakhand | School Capital of India |
| Darjeeling | West Bengal | Queen of the Hills |
| Dibrugarh | Assam | Tea City of India |
| Durgapur | West Bengal | Ruhr of India |
| Guwahati | Assam | Gateway of North East India |
| Haflong | Assam | Switzerland of the East |
| Hyderabad | Telangana | City of Pearls (Historically known as a pearl and diamond trading centre, and it continues to be known as the City of Pearls)
City of Nizams City of Nawabs |
| Jaipur | Rajasthan | Pink City |
| Jaisalmer | Rajasthan | Golden City of India |
| Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | Steel City of India
Pittsburgh of India |
| Kannauj | Uttar Pradesh | Grasse of the East
Perfume Capital of India Harsh Vardhan City |
| Kannur | Kerala | Land of looms and lores |
| Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | Leather City of the World
Manchester of The North |
| Kochi | Kerala | Queen of the Arabian Sea
God’s Own Country |
| Kolkata | West Bengal | City of Joy
City of Palaces City of Buildings |
| Kolhapur | Maharashtra | City of Wrestlers |
| Kollam | Kerala | Prince of Arabian sea
Cashew Capital of the World |
| Kottayam | Kerala | Complete Literate City
City of Letters City of Lakes City of Latex City of Mural |
| Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Nawab’s City
Shiraz-e-Hind Constantinople of the East City of Nawabs |
| Ludhiana | Punjab | |
| Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Athens of the East
City of Festivals Temple city City never sleeps Jasmine city City of Divine Nectar |
| Malda | West Bengal | Mango City of Bengal |
| Mangalore | Karnataka | Rome Of The East
City Of Delicacies Cradle Of Indian Banking Gateway Of Karnataka |
| Mumbai | Maharashtra | City of Seven Islands
Financial Capital of India City of Dreams City of Slums and Skyscrapers Gateway of India Hollywood of India Maximum City |
| Mussoorie | Uttarakhand | Queen of the Mountains |
| Muzaffarpur | Bihar | The Land of Leechi Sweet City |
| Nagpur | Maharashtra | Orange City |
| New Delhi | Delhi | City of Rallies
World Cultural Capital City of Warmth Food Capital of Asia Fashion Capital of India Broadway City of India |
| Patiala | Punjab | Royal City |
| Panipat | Haryana | City of Weavers |
| Pondicherry | Puducherry | Paris of the East (†) |
| Pune | Maharashtra | Oxford of the East
Queen of Deccan |
| Ramagundam | Telangana | Coal city of India
Manchester of India |
| Rishikesh | Uttarakhand | City of Sages
Yoga City |
| Solapur | Maharashtra | Textile City of India
Manchester of India |
| Siliguri | West Bengal | Gateway to the Dooars |
| Shillong | Meghalaya | Scotland of the East |
| Tezpur | Assam | City of Blood |
| Sivakasi | Tamil Nadu | Little Japan |
| Tirunelveli | Tamil Nadu | Halwa city of India
Oxford city of Southindia City of paddy fields |
| Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu | Rock Fort City |
| Tiruppur | Tamil Nadu | Knitwear Capital of India
Dollar City of India |
| Tuticorin | Tamil Nadu | Pearl City
Salt Capital of Tamil Nadu |
| Udaipur | Rajasthan | White City
City of Lakes Venice of the East (†) |
| Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | Spiritual capital of India
Oldest city in the world |
| Jodhpur | Rajasthan | Blue City
Sun City |
| Nashik | Maharashtra | Wine capital of India
Grape city of India California of India |
| Surat | Gujarat | Diamond City Of India
City Of Bridges Textile city Of India |
| Trivandrum | Kerala | Evergreen City of India |
| Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | City Of Destiny |
| Zunheboto | Nagaland | Land Of Warriors |
| Patna | Bihar | Land of Great Ashoka |
