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Madurai [2] is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai district, which is governed by the Madurai Municipal Corporation established on 1 November 1866. [13] As of the 2011 census, it is the third largest metropolis in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore in terms of population and 27th largest urban agglomeration in India. [14] Located on the banks of Vaigai River, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and has a documented history of more than 2500 years. [15] [16] It is often …
Mysore (/maɪˈsɔːr/ ⓘ my-SOR ), officially Mysuru (Kannada: [ˈmaɪˈsuːɾu] ⓘ ), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. [5] It is the administrative headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the Kingdom of Mysore for almost six centuries (1399 to 1947). Known for its heritage structures, palaces (such as the famous Mysore Palace), and its culture, Mysore has been called the "City of Palaces", the "Heritage City", [6] and the "Cultural capital of Karnataka". [7] It is the second-most po…
Thiruvananthapuram (Malayalam pronunciation: [t̪iɾuʋənən̪d̪ɐˈbuɾəm] ⓘ tirr-ROO-və-nun-Tə-poor-əm ), also known as Trivandrum , is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. [9] [10] As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 km 2 , [11] making it the most populous city in Kerala. [12] The larger Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area has over 1.7 million inhabitants within an area of 543 km 2 , making it the second-most populous metropolitan area in Kerala after Kochi. [13] . Thiruvananthapuram is one of the few cities in I…
Kochi (/ˈkoʊtʃi/ KOH-chee , Malayalam: [kotˈt͡ʃi] ⓘ ), formerly known as Cochin (/ˈkoʊtʃɪn/ KOH-chin ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. [13] It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala and is the financial, industrial and commercial capital of the state. [14] The city is also commonly referred to as Ernakulam, which is its central business district. As of 2011, the Kochi Municipal Corporation had a population of 677,381 over an area of 94.88 km 2 , and the larger Kochi urban agglomeration had over 2.1 million inhabitants …
Aurangabad (pronunciation ⓘ ), [7] [8] officially renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2023, [9] [10] [11] is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. [10] It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. [12] Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is the fifth-most populous urban area in Maharashtra, after Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Nashik, with a population of 1,175,116.
Nashik , [1] formerly Nasik , [2] is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra situated on the banks of the river Godavari, about 165 km (103 mi) northeast of the state capital Mumbai. The city lies in the Nashik Metropolitan Region. It is the administrative headquarters of Nashik district. Nashik is the 4th largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, and the largest city in Northern Maharashtra. It is also one of the fastest developing Tier-2 cities in India.
Nagpur [1] is the largest and most populous city in central India. [16] It is the second capital and the third-largest city of the Indian state Maharashtra. [17] Also known as the "Orange City", Nagpur is the 13th largest city in India by population. [18] Nagpur is the seat of the annual winter session of the Maharashtra state assembly, [19] and is a major commercial and political centre of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. [20] The regional branch of the Bombay High Court is also situated within the city. [21]
Gwalior (pronounced [ɡʋɑːlɪjəɾ] ⓘ ) is the fourth largest city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh where it serves as the capital and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. It is an important cultural, industrial, sports and political centre. Known as the music city of India, it is home to the oldest musical gharana of the Indian subcontinent and of the earliest known epigraphical inscription that uses the number 0 (zero) as part of the Hindu numeral system. [6] [7] The grand historic city and its fortress have been ruled by several Indian kingdoms from th…
Ujjain (/uːˈdʒeɪn/, Hindi pronunciation: [ʊ̯d͡ːʑæn] ⓘ , [əʋən̪t̪ɪkaː]), also known as Ujjayini , is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative as well as religious centre of Ujjain district and Ujjain division. [4] It is one of the Hindu pilgrimage centres of Sapta Puri famous for the Kumbh Mela (Simhastha) held there every 12 years. [5] The ancient and world famous temple of Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is located in the center of the city. The city has been one of the most prominent t…
Indore (/ɪnˈdɔːr/ ⓘ ; ISO: Indaura , Hindi: [ɪn̪d̪ɔːr]) is the largest city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh where it serves as the capital and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. Modern-day Indore was established on the banks of the Kanh and Saraswati rivers and traces its roots to its 16th-century founding as a trading hub between the Deccan Plateau and Delhi. [11] [12] Following the conquest of Malwa by Peshwa Baji Rao I, the city came under the control of the Maratha Empire until its annexation by the British East India Company. [13] [14] Prior t…
Bhopal (Hindi: Bhōpāl , pronounced [bʱoːpaːl] ⓘ ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. [10] It is known as the City of Lakes , [11] due to presence of various natural and artificial lakes near the city boundary. It is also one of the greenest cities in India. [12] It is the 16th largest city in India and 131st [13] in the world.
Pushkar is an ancient temple town located on the shore of Pushkar Lake near Ajmer City and headquarters of Pushkar tehsil in the Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated about 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Ajmer and about 150 km (93 mi) southwest of Jaipur. [1] The town lies at an elevation of about 510 metres (1,670 ft) and is surrounded by hills on three sides, with Nag Pahar ("Snake Mountain") forming a natural boundary between Ajmer and Pushkar.
Ajmer (pronounced [əd͡ʑ.meːɾ] ⓘ ) is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. [5] It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ajmer district and Ajmer division. It lies at the centre of Rajasthan, earning it the nickname the Heart of Rajasthan . [6]
Jaisalmer (IPA: [d͡ʒɛːsəlmeːɾ] ⓘ ), nicknamed The Golden City , is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, located 575 kilometres (357 mi) west of the state capital Jaipur, in the heart of the Thar Desert. [8] It serves as the administrative headquarters of Jaisalmer district. Jaisalmer is a former medieval trading center and the historic capital of the kingdom of Jaisalmer, founded in 1156 by Rawal Jaisal of the Bhati clan of Rajputs. [9] Jaisalmer stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone and is crowned by the World Heritage Site, Jaisalmer Fort, a sprawling hilltop citadel …
Jodhpur (Hindi pronunciation: [ˈd͡ʑoːd̪ʱ.pʊr] ⓘ ) is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2025, the city has a population of 1.6 million. [11] It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and Jodhpur division. It is the historic capital of the Kingdom of Marwar, founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha, a Rajput chief of the Rathore clan. [12] On 11 August 1947, 4 days prior to the Indian independence, Maharaja Hanwant Singh the last ruler of Jodhpur state signed the Instrument of Accession and merged his state i…
Udaipur (Hindi: IPA: [ʊdəjpʊɾ], pronunciation ⓘ ) (ISO 15919: Udayapura ) is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, about 415 km (258 mi) south of the state capital Jaipur. [3] [4] It serves as the administrative headquarters of Udaipur district. It is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar in the former Rajputana Agency. It was founded in 1559 by Udai Singh II of the Sisodia clan of Rajputs, [5] when he shifted his capital from the city of Chittorgarh to Udaipur after Chittorgarh was besieged by Akbar. It remained as the capital city till 1818 when Mewar became a Brit…
Jammu (/ˈdʒʌmuː/) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the Jammu division. It serves as the winter capital of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of 240 km 2 (93 sq mi), [11] is surrounded by the Himalayas in the north and the northern plains in the south.
Srinagar [1] is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. [10] It is the largest city and summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an Indian-administered union territory. It lies in the Kashmir Valley along the banks of the Jhelum River, and the shores of Dal Lake and Anchar Lakes, between the Hari Parbat and Shankaracharya hills. The city is known for its natural environment, various gardens, waterfronts and houseboats. It is also known for traditional Kashmiri handicrafts like the Kashmir shawl (made of pashmina and cashmere wool), papier-mâché, …
Darjeeling (/dɑːr.ˈdʒiː.lɪŋ/, [32] Nepali: [ˈdard͡ziliŋ], Bengali: [ˈdarˌdʒiliŋ]) is a city in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of 2,045 metres (6,709 ft). [28] To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nepal, to the east the Kingdom of Bhutan, to the north the Indian state of Sikkim, and farther north the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Bangladesh lies to the south and southeast, and most of the state of West Bengal lies to the south and southwest, connected to the Darjeeling region …
Shillong (English: /ʃɪˈlɒŋ/, [5] [6] Khasi: [ʃɨlːɔːŋ]), the capital of Meghalaya, India, is a hill station and the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. It is the 330th most populous city in India, with a population of 143,229 according to the 2011 census. [7] It is said that the rolling hills around the town reminded the British of Scotland. Hence, they would refer to it as the "Scotland of the East". [8]