Since India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, names of many cities, streets, places, and buildings throughout the republic of India have been systematically changed, often to better approximate their native endonymic pronunciation. Certain traditional names that have not been changed, however, continue to be popular.

States or provinces

* East Punjab to Punjab (change effective from 26 January 1950; state later trifurcated into modern-day

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...

, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966;

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which ...

became a Union territory and the shared capital city of Punjab and Haryana) * United Provinces to

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

(change effective from 24 January 1950) * Andhra State, the

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

-speaking part of

Madras Presidency The Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St. George, also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision (presidency) of British India. At its greatest extent, the presidency included most of southern India, including th ...

, attained statehood on 1 October 1953. Three years later, Hyderabad State was invaded and combined with Andhra State and it was renamed

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to t ...

on 1 November 1956. *

Travancore–Cochin Travancore–Cochin, or Thiru–Kochi, was a short-lived state of India (1949–1956). It was originally called United State of Travancore and Cochin following the merger of two former kingdoms, Travancore and Cochin on 1 July 1949. Its ori ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

(change effective from 1 November 1956) * Madras State to

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil languag ...

(change effective from 14 January 1969) * Mysore State to Karnataka (change effective from 1 November 1973) * Uttaranchal to

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in the North India, northern part of India. It is often referred to as t ...

(change effective from 1 January 2007) * Orissa to

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Sc ...

(official )

Union territories

* Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands to Lakshadweep (change effective from 1 November 1973) * Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from 1 October 2006)

Cities and towns

Andhra Pradesh

Former names of cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh at various times (Pre-Mauryan, Maurayan, Satavahana, Andhra Ikshvaku, Vishnukundina, Eastern Chalukya, Kakateeya, Musunuri, Pemmasani etc. rule) during the course of history. Andhra was mentioned as An-to-lo by Yuan Chang. * Achanta or Marthandapuram * Amarapura (during Vishnukundina Dynasty and Dhanyakatakam during Satavahana dynasty) to

Amaravati Amaravati () is the capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of the river Krishna in Guntur district. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone at a ceremonial event in Uddand ...

* Avanigadda or Avanijapuram * Bezawada (anciently Vijayavatika during Mahabharata Times and Rajendrachola pura during Telugu Chola Dynasty) to Vijayawada * Bhavapuri to Bhaava-pattana to Bhavapatta or Bhavapattu to Bapatla, known for Bhavanarayanaswami Temple (Guntur district) * Birudankaravolu or Birudankitavolu or Birudankinavolu or Birudankitapuram or Birudankinapuram to Bighole or Biccavole to Biccavolu (East Godavari district) * Dasanapura or Darsi * Devapura or Devada ( Vizianagaram district) * Dhamnakada to Dhamnakata to Dhamnakataka to Dhyanakara or Dhaanyakapura or Dhaanyakataka (Mauryan and Satavahana times) or Dhaanyakatakamu to Dhanakataka to Dharanikota (Guntur district) * Dhandapura or Dhandaprolu or Tsandavolu to Chandavolu to

Chandolu Chandole is a village in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Pittalavanipalem mandal of Bapatla revenue division. History Bhattiprolu and Buddham are nearby villages wherein located Buddhist Mahastupa of ...

(Guntur district) * Dhakshatapovana or Dhakshavatika or Dhaksharamamu to Draksharamam (East Godavari district) * Dugdhapavanapuramu or Upamanyupuramu or Kshirapuramu or Kshiraramamu or Palakota (Palathota) or Palakolanu to Palakollu (West Godavari district) * Durvasapuram to Duvva (West Godavari district) * Ekasilanagaramu or Vontimitta to

Ontimitta Vontimitta (Telugu: ఒంటిమిట్ట) or Ekasilanagaram, is a village in Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Vontimitta Mandal of the Kadapa revenue division. The village is well-known for th ...

, known for (Potana wrote Andhra Mahabhagavatam at Ontimitta Ramalayam) (Kadapa district) * Gajaranyam (in Kritayuga) to Madhavipuri (in Tretayuga) to Swargasopanam (in Dwaparayuga) to Marikapuri (in Kaliyuga) to Markapuram * Gadapa to Kadapa to Kurpah to Cuddapah (by British) to Kadapa * Garthapuri or Guntur (Guntur district) * Gonkavaram to

Gokavaram Gokavaram is a village in Gokavaram mandal, East Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Geography Gokavaram is located at , about 20 km driveaway from Rajahmundry Airport. It has an average elevation of 45 meters (150 fe ...

, East Godavari district * Govatika to Govada * Gurajala to Gurazala (Guntur district) or Jangamaheswarapuram * Helapuri (Eastern Chalukya times) or Eluru to Ellore by British to

Eluru Eluru is a city and the district headquarters of Eluru district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the List of municipal corporations in India#Andhra Pradesh, 14 municipal corporations in ...

(change effective 1949) * Juvikallu to Julakallu to Zulakallu (Guntur district) * Madhavipattana or Gurindalastha to Gurijala or Gurajala to

Gurazala Gurazala is a town in Palnadu district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Gurazala mandal , Gurazala Assembly constituency and Gurazala revenue division. It was formed as a municipality combining two Panchayat's of ...

(during British era) * Kakinandiwada to Cocanada (by British) to Kakinada * Kalidindi to Madhurantakacholanalluru (Telugu Choda times) to Kalidindi (Krishna District) * Kanakagiri to Kanigiri (now in Prakasam District, previously in Nellore District) * Kandanavrolu to Kandenavolu to Kurnool * Kandarapura or Kanteru (Guntur District) * Kantakasela or Kantikossula or

Ghantasala Ghantasala may refer to: People * Ghantasala (musician) (Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, 1922-1974), Telugu singer and composer * Ghantasala Balaramayya (1906 - after 1952), Telugu film producer and director * Ghantasala Sai Srinivas, professionally ...

* Karmmarashtra (during Pallava period) for Ongole town and surroundings watered by Gundlakamma river. * Kavali or Kanakapatnam * Kharapuri to Karyampudi (venue of the battle of Palnadu) to Karampudi or Karempudi or Caurampoody (by Europeans) to Karampudi * Kharamandalamu or Karimanal or Cholamandalam or Choramandalam to Choramandala (by the Portuguese) to Choromandel (by the Dutch) to Coromandal (by the British) * Kondapalli to Mustafanagar (during Qutub Shahi and early Asaf Jahi times) to Kondapalli * Kondaveedu or Gopinathapuram to Murtazanagar (during Qutub Shahi and early Asaf Jahi times) to Kondaveedu * Krövachuru to Krosuru (Guntur district) * Kundinapuram (near Kondaveedu) to Ameenabad (Guntur district) * Mahadevicherla (cheruvu) or Mahadevitataka to Madevicherla to Macherla (Guntur district) * Mahendragiri or Pistapura or Pittapore to Pithapuram (East Godavari district) * Matsyapuri (Mauryan and Satavahana times) or Masolia (as known by Greek and Roman historians) or Chepalarevu (locally) or Machilipatnam or Masulipatam (by British, Dutch) or Bandar (by Qutub Shahis and Asaf Jahis) to Bandaru or Machilipatnam * Nelliooru or Nellipuram or Dhaanyapuram or Vikrama Simhapuri to Nelluru to

Nellore Nellore is a city located on the banks of Penna River, in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of the district, as well as Nellore mandal and Nellore revenue division. It is the fourth most popu ...

by British * Neminadhunuru to Nedunuru (Amalapuram Taluk West Godavri District) * Niravadyapuramu or Niravadyaprolu (during Eastern Chalukya times) to Nidadavole to Nidadavolu * Nrusimhapuri to Narasimhapuramu to Narasapur to Narasapuramu West Godavari District * Ongole district to Prakasam district * Pallavanadu or Palanadu or Pallenadu to Palnadu (Guntur district) * Pattiseema or Pattisam * Pedavegi or Vengipuram * Peddapalli to Petapoly by the Dutch settlers to Pettipolee or Pettipoly by British or

Nizampatnam Nizampatnam is a village in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Nizampatnam mandal in Repalle revenue division. The Dutch occupied the city for trading from 1606−1668. Etymology Nam ...

(during Asaf Jahi era) (Guntur district) * Puruhutikanagaram, Puruhutikapuram, Puruhutikapatnam, Peethikapuramu or Pistapura to Pithapuram (East Godavari district) * Penuganchiprolu or Penukanchiprolu or Pennegentspoel (by Europeans) (Krishna district) * Prathipalapura (Pre-Mauryan era) to Bhattiprolu (Krishna district) * Prolavaram to Polavaram, Krishna district * Prudhvipuram or Prudhilapuram or Podili * Rajamahendravaramu or Rajamahendri to Rajahmundry to Rajamahendravaramu * Rajavolu to Razole (by the British) or Rajolu * Rayapudi or Rayaprolu * Repalle or Revupalle * Samarlakota to Samalkota (East Godavari district) * Skandapuri or Kandukuru (Prakasam district) * Srikakulamu to Chicacole or Sikkolu to Srikakulam * Sriparvata (Maurayan and Satavahana times) or Vijayapuri to Nagarujunikonda or Nagarjunakonda (Guntur District) * Tarakapuri or Tanuku (West Godavari district) * Teravali or Tenali * Kandarapura or Skandapura or Tambrapasthana or Tambrapa or Tambrapura or Tamrapuram or Chembrolu (capital of Ganapathideva Gaja Sahiniraya) to Chebrolu (Guntur District) * Vakadu or Vandanapuri * Vangalaprolu or Vangavolu to Vangolu to Ongolu to Ongole by British (Prakasam District) * Vardhamanapuramu to Vardhamanu to Vaddamanu (Guntur district) * Veligandla or Maarganaarayanapuramu to Veligandla (now in Prakasam District, previously in Nellore District) * Vengi or Pedavegi (West Godavari district) * Vengipuram or Vengiparru or Vangaparru * Vidarbhapuri or

Gudiwada Gudivada is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Gudivada mandal in Gudivada revenue division. It is one of the cities in the state to be a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital ...

(Krishna district) * Vijayavatika (Mahabharata times) to Rajendracholapuram (Telugu Choda times) to Bejjamwada to Bezawada by British to Vijayawada * Vishnukundinapuramu (Vishnukundina times) to Vinukonda (Guntur district) * Waltair to Vizagapatam to Visakhapatnam

Assam

* Nowgong to Nagaon * Gauhati to

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

(change effective 1983) * Sibsagar to Sivasagar

Chhattisgarh

* New Raipur to

Atal Nagar Naya Raipur, officially known as Atal Nagar-Nava Raipur, is a planned city and fully Greenfield city in Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is planned to replace Raipur as the capital city of Chhattisgarh. The Government of Chhattisgarh, the st ...

(2018)

Gujarat

* Viravati to Chandravati, Chandravati to Vadpatra, Vadpatra to Baroda, Baroda to Vadodara (change effective 1974) * Broach to Bharuch * Cambay to Khambhat *

Bulsar Valsad (Pronunciation: �alsɑɖ (Gujarati: વલસાડ), historically known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the district headquarters of Valsad district. The city of Valsad ...

Valsad Valsad (Pronunciation: �alsɑɖ (Gujarati: વલસાડ), historically known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the district headquarters of Valsad district. The city of Val ...

* Suryapur to Surat * Bhavena (Gohilwad) to

Bhavnagar Bhavnagar is a city in the Bhavnagar district of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, a state of India. It was founded in 1723 by Bhavsinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (1703–1764). It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, which was a princely state befo ...

* Riyazpur to Rajkot * Hajipura to Bhuj * Anandi Nagar to Gandhinagar * Kutchhpura to Kutch * Ahmednagar to

Anand Anand may refer to: People * Anand (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name) * Anand (actor), Indian actor * Anand (Maoist), Indian communist * Anand (writer) (born 1936), Indian Malayalam writer Places * Anand ...

* Begum Nadia Nagar to Nadiad

Haryana

* Gurgaon to Gurugram *

Mustafabad Mustafabad or Mustafaabad may refer to: India * Mustafabad, Delhi, a census town ** Mustafabad Assembly constituency * Mustafabad, Haryana, now Saraswati Nagar, a town in Yamunanagar district * Mustafabad, Kapurthala, a village in Punjab Pakistan ...

Saraswati Nagar Saraswati Nagar is a Town in Yamunanagar District in the Indian state of Haryana.

* Amin to

Abhimanyupur Abhimanyupur is a village in Kurukshetra district of Haryana, India. This village is 8 kilometres from the city of Kurukshetra. This village is famous for being the site where Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna, died in the Mahabharata War. This is th ...

*Kinnar to Gaibi Nagar * Chamar Khera to Sundar Khera * Khizrabad to Pratap Nagar *

Ballabgarh Ballabgarh, is a large town, nearby Faridabad city and a tehsil (subdistrict) in Faridabad district of Haryana, India, and is part of the National Capital Region.Shimla Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the States and union territories of India, northern Indian state of Himachal Prade ...

* Mandav Nagar to Mandi

Goa

* Panjim to Panaji * Sanquelim to Sankhali * Curchorem to Kudchade

Karnataka

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

to Bengaluru, originally called Bendakalooru * Dharwar to Dharwad, originally called Dwarawata * Mangalore to Mangaluru, originally called Mangalapuram * Mysore to Mysuru, originally called Mahishasooru *Hubli to Hubballi, originally called Hoobhalli *Tumkur to Tumakuru * Shimoga to Shivamogga, originally called Shivana Mogga * Belgaum to Belagavi, originally called Belgaon *

Bellary Bellary, officially Ballari, in the eponymous Ballari district, Bellary district, is a city in the state of Karnataka, India. History Bellary was a part of Rayalaseema (Ceded Districts) which was part of Madras Presidency till 1 November ...

to Ballari * Gulbarga to

Kalaburgi Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kalaburagi district and is the largest city in the region of North Karnataka (Kalyana-Karnataka). Kalaburagi is 6 ...

*Marcera to Madikeri, originally called Madanayakana Keri * Bijapur to Vijayapura, originally called Bijjinahalli *Hospet to Hosapete *Chikmagalur to Chikkamagaluru

Kerala

*Trivandrum to

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

(change effective from 1991) * Cochin to

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of ...

(change effective from 1996) * Calicut to Kozhikode * Quilon to Kollam * Trichur to

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and ...

* Cannanore to Kannur * Palghat to

Palakkad Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...

* Alleppey to

Alappuzha Alappuzha or Alleppey () is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha district in state of Kerala, India. The Backwaters of Alappuzha are one of the most popular tourist attractions in India which attracts millions of domestic and internat ...

* Changanacherry to Changanassery * Alwaye to Aluva * Parur to Paravur * Cranganore to Kodungallur *

Badagara Vatakara, also spelled Vadakara (formerly Badagara), , french: Bargaret, is a Municipality in the state of Kerala, India. Vatakara is located between Kannur and Kozhikode. The municipality of Vatakara covers an area of and is bordered by ...

to Vatakara * Tellicherry to Thalassery * Devi Colam to Devi Kulam * Chirayinkil to Chirayinkeezhu * Mannarghat to Mannarkad * Mannantoddy to Mananthavady * Quilandy to Koyilandy * Palai to Pala * Sultan's Battery to Sultan Bathery * Verapoly to

Varapuzha Varappuzha, , (also known by its former name Verapoly) is a northern suburb of the city of Kochi. It is a census town in Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Situated around 15 km (9 mi) from the city ...

* Cherpalchery to Cherpulassery * Koney to Konni * Sherthalai to Cherthala * Nethirimangalam to Pattambi

Madhya Pradesh

* Ahilyanagari/Indur to Indore * Avantika to

Ujjain Ujjain (, Hindustani pronunciation: �d͡ːʒɛːn 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 centre of Ujjain district and Ujjain ...

* Bhelsa to Vidisha * Rassen to

Raisen Raisen is a town and a municipality in Raisen district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raisen District. Raisen takes its name from the massive fort at the top of a hill. The town is located at the ...

* Saugor to Sagar * Jubbulpore to Jabalpur * Bhopal Bairagarh to Sant Hirda Ram Nagar, Bhopal * Bellasgate to Bheraghat * Ujjaini to

* Mandu to Mandavgarh * Hoshangabad to Narmadapuram * Viratnagari to Shahdol * Mhow to

Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Mhow, officially Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, is a town in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located south-west of Indore city, towards Mumbai on the old Mumbai-Agra Road. The town was renamed as ''Dr. Ambedkar Nagar'' in 20 ...

Maharashtra

Bombay Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the '' de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the sec ...

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...

(change effective from November 1995) * New Bombay to Navi Mumbai * Nasik to Nashik * Nagpore to

Nagpur Nagpur (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nag ...

* Khadki to Aurangabad to

Sambhaji Nagar Aurangabad ( is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is the ...

* Chanda to Chandrapur * Ellichpur to

Achalpur Achalpur, formerly known as Ellichpur and Illychpur, is a city and a municipal council in Amravati District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the second most populous city in Amravati District after Amravati and seventh most populou ...

* Oomrawutty to Amravati * Daulatabad to Devagiri * Ambarapur to Ausa * Osmanabad to

Dharashiv Osmanabad (; pronounced as ''Usmānābād''),is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Osmanabad derives its name from the last ruler of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. Osmanabad city is the adm ...

* Poona to

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...

* Thana to Thane * Bhir to Beed *

Ratnapur Ratnapur may refer to: India * Ratnapur, Buldhana, a panchayat village in Buldhana District, Maharashtra, India * A historic name for Latur, a city in Maharashtra, India * A village in Jamkhed taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra * A villag ...

to Latur * Mominabad to

Ambajogai Ambajogai, (also called Ambejogai or Ambanagari) is a municipal council, Tehsil and subdivision in Beed district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Ambajogai is known as cultural capital of Marathwada. The town is named as Ambajogai after ...

* Ambanagari to Amravati *

Edlabad Muktainagar is a town in the eastern part of Jalgaon district in northern Maharashtra and is the administrative seat of Muktainagar taluka. History During British rule, Muktainagar taluka was known as Edlabad petha and was part of East K ...

to Muktainagar * Campoolie to Khopoli

Mizoram

* Saiha to Siaha

Nagaland

* Chumukedima to

Chümoukedima Chümoukedima (), formerly spelled Chumukedima, is a municipality in the Chümoukedima District of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Nagaland after Dimapur and Kohima. Chümoukedima was designated a ...

Odisha

* Balasore to

Baleshwar Balasore or Baleswara is a city in the state of Odisha, about north of the state capital Bhubaneswar and from Kolkata, in eastern India. It is the largest town of northern Odisha and the administrative headquarters of Balasore district. It i ...

*Wheeler Island to Abdul Kalam Island (change effective 4 September 2015)

Puducherry

* Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from 1 October 2006) * Yanaon to Yanam (change effective from merger with Indian Union)

Punjab

* Jullunder to

Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...

* Ropar to Rupnagar * Mohali to Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar * Nawanshahr to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar

Rajasthan

* Ajaymeru to Ajmer * Dhedhi Dhani to Mansanagar (District

Sikar Sikar is a city and municipal council in the Sikar district of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Sikar district. It is part of the Shekhawati region, which consists of Sikar, Churu and Jhunjhun ...

) (change effective from 27 April 2011) * Jeypore to Jaipur * Jessulmere to Jaisalmer

Tamil Nadu

* Cape Comorin to

Kanyakumari Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland I ...

* Ootacamund to Udagamandalam * Conjeevaram to Kanchipuram * Karuvur to Karur * Madras to

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of ...

* Madura to

Madurai Madurai ( , also , ) 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. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in ...

* Porto Novo to Parangipettai * Mayavaram to Mayiladuthurai * Tanjore to Thanjavur * Tinnevelly to Tirunelveli * Tranquebar to Tharangambadi * Triplicane to Thriuvallikeni * Trichinopoly to Tiruchirapalli * Trinomalee to

Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai ( Tamil: ''Tiruvaṇṇāmalai'' IPA: , otherwise spelt ''Thiruvannamalai''; ''Trinomali'' or ''Trinomalee'' on British records) is a city, a spiritual, cultural, economic hub and also the administrative headquarters of Tiruva ...

* Tuticorin to Thoothukudi * Virudupatti to Virudhunagar *Talaivasal to Thalaivasal * Dharmapuri to Tharumapuri *Singapuram to Badushahbad to Chindiry to Senji *Wandiwash to Vandavasi * Arcot to Aarkadu * Dindigul to Thindukkal *Ramnad to Ramanathapuram *Kudanthai to Kumbakonam *Thillai to Chidambaram *Negapatnam to Nagapattinam *Idaippadi to Edappadi * Aliyabad to

Kalambur Kalambur is a selection grade town panchayat in Polur taluk, Tiruvanamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, famous for its rice production. As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 31,751. Etymology Kalambur was once a ...

* Srirangam to Thiruvarangam * Arni to Aarani *Thirumaraikkadu to Vedaranyam

Telangana

* Adlapur to Adilabad * Elagandla to Karimnagar * Indur to Nizamabad * Siddapur or Metukuseema or Gulshanabad to Medak * Rukmampet or Palamoor to Mahabubnagar * Orugallu to Warangal to Ekasilanagaram (not to be confused with old Ekasilanagaram of Vontimitta) or Warangal * Bhuvanagiri to

Bhongir Bhongir, officially known as, Bhuvanagiri is a district headquarters of the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district and part of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region of the Indian state of Telangana. Falling under Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authorit ...

* Khamammettu to Khammam

Uttar Pradesh

* Cawnpore to Kanpur * Banaras to

Varanasi Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. * * * * The city has a syncretic t ...

* Shiv Nagar to Raj Prasad Nagar *

Kanpur Dehat Kanpur Dehat district is a district in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The administrative headquarters of the district are at Mati- Akbarpur. This district is part of Kanpur division. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore. History The s ...

to Ramabai Nagar district (change effective 2010) and back to Kanpur Dehat (change effective 2012) *

to Rampur * Allahabad to Prayagraj * Bangla to

Faizabad Faizabad (Hindustani pronunciation: ɛːzaːbaːd is a city situated near the southern banks of Saryu river in Ayodhya district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The area of this Faizabad region is administered by Ayodhya Municipal Co ...

District to Ayodhya District * Mughalsarai to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar * Firozabad to Chandra nagar

West Bengal

* Calcutta to

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

* Burdwan to Bardhaman * Chinsurah to Chuchura * Barahanagore to Baranagar * Midnapore to Medinipur * Contai to Kanthi * Krishnagar to Krishnanagar * Chandernagore to Chandannagar * Ishapore to Ichapur

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