Renamed Indian cities

Renamed Indian cities

Andhra Pradesh

* Ellore to Eluru (change effective 1949)
* Waltair to Vizagapatam
* Vizagapatam to Vishakapatnam

Assam

* Nowgong to Nagaon
* Gauhati to Guwahati (change effective 1983)
* Sibsagar to Sivasagar

Gujarat

* Baroda to Vadodara (change effective 1974)
* Cambay to Khambhat

Himachal Pradesh

* Simla to Shimla

Karnataka

* Bangalore to Bengaluru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
* Mysore to Mysuru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
* Mangalore to Mangaluru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
* Belgaum to Belagavi (change effective from November 1, 2006)
* Hubli to Hubballi (change effective from November 1, 2006)
* Shimoga to Shivamogga (change effective from November 1, 2006)
* Hospet to Hosapete (change effective from November 1, 2006)
* Gulbarga to Kalburgi (change effective from November 1, 2006)
* Tumkur to Tumakuru (change effective from November 1, 2006)
* Chikmagalur to Chikmagaluru (change effective from November 1, 2006)


Kerala

* Calicut to Kozhikode
* Cranganore to Kodungallur
* Trichur to Thrissur
* Tellicherry to Thalassery
* Palghat to Palakkad
* Alleppey to Alappuzha (change effective from 1990)
* Trivandrum to Thiruvananthapuram (change effective from 1991)
* Cochin to Kochi (change effective from 1996)
* Cannanore to Kannur
* Quilon to Kollam
* Alwaye to Aluva
* Verapoly to Varapuzha

Maharashtra

* Poona to Pune
* Kirkee to Khadki
* Thana to Thane
* Bombay to Mumbai (change effective 1995)
* New Bombay to Navi Mumbai (change effective 1995)

Puducherry

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

Punjab

* Jullunder to Jalandhar

Tamil Nadu

* Madura to Madurai (change effective 1949)
* Tinnevelly to Tirunelveli
* Tranquebar to Tharangambadi
* Trichinopoly to Tiruchirapalli
* Madras to Chennai (change effective August 1996)
* Tanjore to Thanjavur
* Tuticorin to Thoothukudi
* Cape Comorin to Kanyakumari
* Coimbatore to Koyamutthoor (change effective 1997)
* Ootacamund to Udagamandalam
* Conjeevaram to Kanchipuram

Uttar Pradesh

* Cawnpore to Kanpur (change effective 1948)
* Benares to Varanasi (change effective 1956)

West BengaL

* Calcutta to Kolkata (change effective from January 1, 2001)
* Burdwan to Bardhaman