Renamed Indian cities-State Wise
Andhra Pradesh
Bezawada to Vijayawada
Waltair to Vizagapatam to Visakhapatnam
Kandenavolu to Kurnool
Ellore to Eluru (change effective 1949)
Cuddapah to Kadapa to YSR district
Garthapuri to Guntur
Nellore district to Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district
Ongole district to Prakasam
Sikkolu to Srikakulam
Rajamahendravaramu to Rajahmundry
Vikrama Simhapuri to Nellore
Masulipatam to Machilipatnam
Cocanada to Kakinada
Assam
Gauhati to Guwahati (change effective 1983)
Nowgong to Nagaon
Sibsagar to Sivasagar
Gujarat
Broach to Bharuch
Viravati to Chandravati Chandravati to Vadpatra Vadpatra to Baroda Baroda to Vadodara (change effective 1974)
Bulsar to Valsad
Karnavati to Ahmedabad
Cambay to Khambhat
Himachal Pradesh
Simla to Shimla
Goa
Sanquelim to Sankhali
Panjim to Panaji
Karnataka
Effective from 1st Nov 2014
Hubli to Hubballi, the settlement was originally called Hoobhalli
Mysore to Mysuru, the settlement was originally called Mahishanooru.
Bangalore to Bengaluru, the settlement was originally called Bendakaloru.
Mangalore to Mangaluru, the settlement was originally called Magalooru.
Shimoga to Shivamogga, the settlement was originally called Shivana Mogga.
Tumkur to Tumakuru
Bellary to Ballari
Belgaum to Belagavi
Chikmagalur to Chikkamagaluru
Gulbarga to Kalaburagi
Marcera to Madikeri, the settlement was originally called Madanayakana Keri.
Hospet to Hosapete
Bijapur to Vijayapura
Kerala
Cochin to Kochi (change effective from 1996)
Trivandrum to Thiruvananthapuram (change effective from 1991)
Calicut to Kozhikode
Cannanore to Kannur
Trichur to Thrissur
Alleppey to Alappuzha (change effective from 1990)
Palghat to Palakkad
Parur to North Paravur
Alwaye to Aluva
Tellicherry to Thalassery
Cranganore to Kodungallur
Sherthalai to Cherthala
Badagara to Vatakara
Cherpalchery to Cherpulassery
Verapoly to Varapuzha
Koney to Konni
Palai to Pala
Madhya Pradesh
Avantika to Ujjain
Ahilyanagari/Indur to Indore
Rassen to Raisen
Bhelsa to Vidisha
Jubbulpore to Jabalpur
Saugor to Sagar
Bellasgate to Bheraghat
Bhopal Bairagarh to Sant Hirda Ram Nagar, Bhopal
Viratnagari to Shahdol
Mandu to Mandavgarh
Ojjain to Ujjaini
Maharashtra
Thana to Thane
Nasik to Nashik
Bombay to Mumbai (renamed in 1995)
Bhir to Beed
Poona to Pune
Puducherry
Yanaon to Yanam (change effective from merger with Indian Union)
Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from 1 October 2006)
Punjab
Nawan Shahar to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
Ropar to Rupnagar
Mohali to SAS Nagar
Jullunder to Jalandhar
Rajasthan
Dhedhi Dhani to Mansanagar(Distt. Sikar).Effective from27.04.2011
Ajaymeru to Ajmer
Tamil Nadu
Tranquebar to Tharangambadi
Trichinopoly to Tiruchirapalli (change effective 1971)
Madras to Chennai (change effective August 1996)
Tanjore to Thanjavur
Karuvur to Karur
Tinnevelly to Tirunelveli
Tuticorin to Thoothukudi
Mayavaram to Mayiladuthurai
Virudupatti to Virudhunagar
Ootacamund to Udagamandalam
Conjeevaram to Kanchipuram
Cape Comorin to Kanyakumari
Potonovo to Parangipettai
Uttar Pradesh
Banaras to Varanasi (change effective 1956)
Cawnpore to Kanpur (change effective 1948)
Prayag to Allahabad
Kanpur Dehat to Ramabai Nagar district (change effective 2010) and back to Kanpur Dehat (change effective 2012)
Muzaffarnagar to Lakshminagar (change effective 1986) and back to Muzaffarnagar
Allygurh to Aligarh
West Bengal
Chinsurah to Hugli-Chuchura
Burdwan to Bardhaman
Calcutta to Kolkata (change effective from 1 January 2001)
Telangana
Palamuru to Mahabubnagar
Bhagyanagaram to Hyderabad
Elagandla to Karimnagar
Ekasilanagaram to Orugallu to Warangal
Siddapuram to Metuku seema to Medak
Edlabad to Adilabad
Indur to Nizamabad
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