List of renamed places in India

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, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966; Chandigarh became a Union territory and the shared capital city of Punjab and Haryana)^[1]^[2]
United Provinces to Uttar Pradesh (change effective from 24 January 1950)
Andhra State, the Telugu-speaking part of Madras Presidency, attained statehood on 1 October 1953. Three years later, Hyderabad State was annexed and combined with Andhra State and it was renamed Andhra Pradesh on 1 November 1956.
Travancore–Cochin to Kerala (change effective from 1 November 1956)
Madras State to Tamil Nadu (change effective from 14 January 1969)
Mysore State to Karnataka (change effective from 1 November 1973)
Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand (change effective from 1 January 2007)
Orissa to Odisha (change effective from 23 September 2011)^[3]

Union territories

Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands to Lakshadweep (change effective from 1 November 1973)
Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from 1 October 2006)^[4]

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 from Marthandapuram
Amarapura (during Vishnukundina Dynasty and Dhanyakatakam during Satavahana dynasty) to Amaravati
Avanigadda from Avanijapuram
Bezawada (anciently Vijayavatika during Mahabharata Times and Rajendrachola pura during Telugu Chola Dynasty) to Vijayawada
Bhavapuri^[5] to Bhaava-pattana^[5] to Bhavapatta^[6] or Bhavapattu^[7] to Bapatla, known for Bhavanarayanaswami Temple (Bapatla district)
Birudankaravolu^[8] 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^[9] or Dhaanyakapura^[9] or Dhaanyakataka^[9] (Mauryan and Satavahana times) or Dhaanyakatakamu to Dhanakataka^[10] to Dharanikota (Palnadu district)
Dhandapura^[11] or Dhandaprolu or Tsandavolu^{[citation needed]} to Chandavolu to Chandolu (Guntur district)
Dhakshatapovana^[12] or Dhakshavatika^[12] 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^[13] to Duvva (West Godavari district)
Ekasilanagaramu or Vontimitta to Ontimitta, 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 to Gunturu (Guntur district)
Gonkavaram to Gokavaram, East Godavari district
Govatika to Govada
Gurajala to Gurazala (Palnadu district) or Jangamaheswarapuram
Helapuri^[14] (Eastern Chalukya times) or Eluru^[15] to Ellore^[15] by British to Eluru (change effective 1949)
Juvikallu to Julakallu to Zulakallu (Palnadu district)
Madhavipattana or Gurindalastha to Gurijala or Gurajala to Gurazala (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
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^[16] to Choramandala (by the Portuguese) to Choromandel (by the Dutch) to Coromandal (by the British) ^[17]
Kondapalli^[a] to Mustafanagar^[18] (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 (Palnadu district)
Kundinapuram (near Kondaveedu) to Ameenabad (Guntur district)
Mahadevicherla (cheruvu) or Mahadevitataka to Madevicherla to Macherla (Palnadu 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
Narasaraopet to Narasaraopeta
Nelliooru or Nellipuram or Dhaanyapuram or Vikrama Simhapuri to Nelluru to Nellore 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 (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 Rajamahendravaram
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^[19] 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^[20] to Veligandla (now in Prakasam District, previously in Nellore District)
Vengi^[21] or Pedavegi (West Godavari district)
Vengipuram or Vengiparru or Vangaparru
Vidarbhapuri or Gudiwada (Krishna district)
Vijayavatika (Mahabharata times) to Rajendracholapuram (Telugu Choda times) to Bejjamwada to Bezawada by British to Vijayawada
Vishnukundinapuramu (Vishnukundina times) to Vinukonda (Palnadu district)
Waltair to Vizagapatam to Visakhapatnam

Assam

Nowgong to Nagaon
Gauhati to Guwahati
Sibsagar to Sivasagar

Chhattisgarh

New Raipur to Atal Nagar (2018)

Gujarat

Viravati to Chandravati, Chandravati to Vadpatra, Vadpatra to Baroda, Baroda to Vadodara (change effective 1974)
Broach to Bharuch
Cambay to Khambhat
Bulsar to Valsad
Suryapur to Surat
Bhavena (Gohilwad) to Bhavnagar
Kutchhpura to Kutch
Begum Nadia Nagar to Nadiad

Haryana

Gurgaon to Gurugram^[22]
Mustafabad to Saraswati Nagar
Amin to Abhimanyupur
Kinnar to Gaibi Nagar
Chamar Khera to Sundar Khera
Khizrabad to Pratap Nagar
Ballabgarh to Balramgarh

Himachal Pradesh

Simla to Shimla
Mandav Nagar to Mandi

Goa

Panjim to Panaji^[23]
Sanquelim to Sankhali
Curchorem to Kudchade

Karnataka

Kerala

Trivandrum to Thiruvananthapuram
Cochin to Kochi^[24]
Calicut to Kozhikode
Quilon to Kollam^[24]
Trichur to Thrissur^[24]
Cannanore to Kannur^[24]
Casrod to Kasaragod
Palghat to Palakkad^[24]
Alleppey to Alappuzha^[24]
Changanacherry to Changanassery^[24]
Alwaye to Aluva^[24]
Parur to Paravur^[24]
Cranganore to Kodungallur^[24]
Badagara to Vatakara^[24]
Tellicherry to Thalassery^[24]
Devi Colam to Devi Kulam^[24]
Chirayinkil to Chirayinkeezhu^[24]
Mannarghat to Mannarkad^[24]
Mannantoddy to Mananthavady^[24]
Quilandy to Koyilandy
Palai to Pala
Sultan's Battery to Sultan Bathery^[24]
Verapoly to Varapuzha
Cherpalchery to Cherpulassery
Koney to Konni
Sherthalai to Cherthala
Nethirimangalam to Pattambi

Madhya Pradesh

Indur to Indore
Avantika to Ujjain
Bhelsa to Vidisha
Rassen to Raisen
Saugor to Sagar
Jubbulpore to Jabalpur
Bhopal Bairagarh to Sant Hirda Ram Nagar, Bhopal
Bellasgate to Bheraghat
Ujjaini to Ujjain
Mandu to Mandavgarh
Hoshangabad to Narmadapuram
Viratnagari to Shahdol
Mhow to Dr. Ambedkar Nagar

Maharashtra

Bombay to Mumbai^[25]
New Bombay to Navi Mumbai
Nasik to Nashik
Nagpore to Nagpur
Khadki to Aurangabad to Sambhaji Nagar
Chanda to Chandrapur
Ellichpur to Achalpur
Oomrawutty to Amravati
Daulatabad to Devagiri
Ambarapur to Ausa
Osmanabad to Dharashiv
Poona to Pune
Thana to Thane
Bhir to Beed
Ratnapur to Latur
Mominabad to Ambajogai
Ambanagari to Amravati
Edlabad to Muktainagar
Campoolie to Khopoli

Ahmednagar to Ahilyanagar

Mizoram

Saiha to Siaha^[26]

Nagaland

Chumukedima to Chümoukedima

Odisha

Balasore to Baleshwar^[27]
Wheeler Island to Abdul Kalam Island (change effective 4 September 2015)^[28]^[29]^[30]

Puducherry

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

Punjab

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

Tamil Nadu

Cape Comorin to Kanyakumari
Ooty to Udagamandalam
Conjeevaram to Kanchipuram
Kombammeddu to Koyambedu
Karuvur to Karur
Madras to Chennai
Madura to Madurai
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
Tuticorin to Thoothukudi
Virudupatti to Virudhunagar
Talaivasal to Thalaivasal
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
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
Khambammettu to Khammam
Bhagyanagaram to Hyderabad

Uttar Pradesh

Cawnpore to Kanpur
Banaras to Varanasi
Mustafabad to Rampur
Allahabad to Prayagraj
Faizabad district to Ayodhya district^[31]
Mughalsarai to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar
Firozabad to Chandra nagar

West Bengal

Calcutta to Kolkata
Burdwan to Bardhaman
Chinsurah to Chuchura
Barahanagore to Baranagar
Midnapore to Medinipur
Contai to Kanthi
Krishnagar to Krishnanagar
Chandernagore to Chandannagar
Ishapore to Ichapur
Serampore to Shrirampur
Tamrilipta to Tamluk

Explanatory notes

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