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 or reinstated, often to better approximate their native endonymic pronunciation. Certain traditional names that have not been changed, however, continue to be popular, and former official names remain publicly used.

States or provinces

• United Provinces to Uttar Pradesh (change effective from 24 January 1950)
• Central Provinces and Berar to Madhya Pradesh (change effective from 26 January 1950)
• 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]}
• 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. The state was bifurcated in 2014 into Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
• Travancore–Cochin to Kerala (change effective from 1 November 1956)
• Bombay State to Maharashtra (change effective from 1 May 1960; state bifurcated into modern-day Maharashtra and Gujarat)
• 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

Main article: Renaming of cities in India

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

• Port Blair to Sri Vijaya Puram ^[5]

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.

from	to	date	district
Achanta or Marthandapuram	-	-	-
Aki (during Vishnukundina Dynasty period)	Akividu	-	West Godavari
Avanigadda or Avanijapuram	-	-	-
Bejawada (Vijayavatika during Mahabharata times and Rajendracholapura during Telugu Chola Dynasty)	Vijayawada	-	-
Bhavapuri [6] to Bhaava-pattana [6] to Bhavapatta [7] or Bhavapattu [8]	Bapatla, known for Bhavanarayanaswami Temple	-	Bapatla
Birudankaravolu [9] or Birudankitavolu or Birudankinavolu or Birudankitapuram or Birudankinapuram to Bighole or Biccavole	Biccavolu	-	East Godavari
Dasanapura or Darisi	-	-	-
Devapura or Devada	-	-	Vizianagaram
Dhakshatapovana [10] or Dhakshavatika [10] or Dhaksharamamu	Draksharamam	-	East Godavari
Dhamnakada to Dhamnakata to Dhamnakataka to Dhyanakara [11] or Dhaanyakapura [11] or Dhaanyakataka [11] (Mauryan and Satavahana times) or Dhaanyakatakamu to Dhanakataka [12]	Dharanikota	-	Palnadu
Dhandapura [13] or Dhandaprolu or Tsandavolu[ citation needed ] to Chandavolu	Chandolu	-	Guntur
Dhanyakatakam during Satavahana dynasty to Dharanikota to Amarapura during Vishnukundina dynasty	Amaravati	-	-
Dugdhapavanapuramu or Upamanyupuramu or Kshirapuramu or Kshiraramamu or Palakota (Palathota) or Palakolanu	Palakollu	-	West Godavari
Durvasapuram [14] or Duvva	-	-	West Godavari
Ekasilanagaramu or Vontimitta	Ontimitta, known for (Potana wrote Andhra Mahabhagavatam at Ontimitta Ramalayam)	-	Kadapa
Gadapa to Kadapa to Kurpah to Cuddapah (by British)	Kadapa	-	Kadapa
Gajaranyam (in Kritayuga) to Madhavipuri (in Tretayuga) to Swargasopanam (in Dwaparayuga) to Marikapuri (in Kaliyuga)	Markapuram	-	-
Garthapuri or Gunturu	-	-	Guntur
Gonkavaram	Gokavaram	-	East Godavari
Govatika	Govada	-	-
Gurajala	Gurazala or Jangamaheswarapuram	-	Palnadu
Helapuri [15] (Eastern Chalukya times) or Eluru [16] to Ellore [16] by British	Eluru	1949	-
Juvikallu to Julakallu	Zulakallu	-	Palnadu
Kakinandiwada to Cocanada (by British)	Kakinada	-	-
Kalidindi to Madhurantakacholanalluru (Telugu Choda times)	Kalidindi	-	Krishna
Kanakagiri	Kanigiri (previously in Nellore District)	-	Prakasam
Kandanavrolu to Kandenavolu	Kurnool	-	-
Kandarapura or Kanteru	-	-	Guntur
Kandarapura or Skandapura or Tambrapasthana or Tambrapa or Tambrapura or Tamrapuram or Chembrolu (capital of Ganapathideva Gaja Sahiniraya)	Chebrolu	-	Guntur
Kantakasela or Kantikossula or Ghantasala	-	-	Krishna
Karmmarashtra (during Pallava period) for Ongole town and surroundings watered by Gundlakamma river	-	-	-
Kavali or Kanakapatnam	-	-	-
Kharamandalamu or Karimanal or Cholamandalam or Choramandalam [17] to Choramandala (by the Portuguese) to Choromandel (by the Dutch)	Coromandal (by the British) [18]	-	-
Kharapuri to Karyampudi (venue of the battle of Palnadu) to Karampudi or Karempudi or Caurampoody (by Europeans)	Karampudi	-	-
Kondapalli [a] to Mustafanagar [19] (during Qutub Shahi and early Asaf Jahi times)	Kondapalli	-	-
Kondaveedu or Gopinathapuram to Murtazanagar (during Qutub Shahi and early Asaf Jahi times)	Kondaveedu	-	-
Krövachuru	Krosuru	-	Palnadu
Kundinapuram (near Kondaveedu)	Ameenabad	-	Guntur
Madhavipattana or Gurindalastha to Gurijala or Gurajala	Gurazala (during British era)	-	-
Mahadevicherla (cheruvu) or Mahadevitataka to Madevicherla	Macherla	-	Palnadu
Mahendragiri or Pistapura or Pittapore	Pithapuram	-	East Godavari
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)	Bandaru or Machilipatnam	-	-
Nelliooru or Nellipuram or Dhaanyapuram or Vikrama Simhapuri to Nelluru	Nellore by British	-	-
Neminadhunuru	Nedunuru (Amalapuram Taluk)	-	West Godavri
Niravadyapuramu or Niravadyaprolu (during Eastern Chalukya times) to Nidadavole	Nidadavolu	-	-
Nrusimhapuri to Narasimhapuramu to Narasapur	Narasapuramu	-	West Godavari
Ongole district	Prakasam district	-	Prakasam
Pallavanadu or Palanadu or Pallenadu	Palnadu	-	Guntur
Pattiseema or Pattisam	-	-	-
Pedavegi or Vengipuram	-	-	-
Peddapalli to Petapoly by the Dutch settlers	Pettipolee or Pettipoly by British or Nizampatnam (during Asaf Jahi era)	-	Guntur
Penuganchiprolu or Penukanchiprolu or Pennegentspoel (by Europeans)	-	-	Krishna
Prathipalapura (Pre-Mauryan era)	Bhattiprolu	-	Krishna
Prolavaram	Polavaram	-	Krishna
Prudhvipuram or Prudhilapuram or Podili	-	-	-
Puruhutikanagaram, Puruhutikapuram, Puruhutikapatnam, Peethikapuramu or Pistapura	Pithapuram	-	East Godavari
Rajamahendravaramu or Rajamahendri to Rajahmundry	Rajamahendravaram	-	-
Rajavolu	Razole (by the British) or Rajolu	-	-
Rayapudi or Rayaprolu	-	-	-
Repalle or Revupalle	-	-	-
Samarlakota	Samalkota	-	East Godavari
Skandapuri or Kandukuru	-	-	Prakasam
Srikakulamu to Chicacole or Sikkolu	Srikakulam	-	-
Sriparvata (Maurayan and Satavahana times) or Vijayapuri	Nagarujunikonda or Nagarjunakonda	-	Guntur
Tarakapuri [20] or Tanuku	-	-	West Godavari
Teravali or Tenali	-	-	-
Tundi (during Vishnukundina Dynasty period)	Tuni [21]	-	Kakinada
Vakadu or Vandanapuri	-	-	-
Vangaprolu or Vangavolu to Vangolu to Ongolu	Ongole by British	-	Prakasam
Vardhamanapuramu to Vardhamanu	Vaddamanu	-	Guntur
Veligandla or Maarganaarayanapuramu [22]	Veligandla (previously in Nellore District)	-	Prakasam
Vengi [23] or Pedavegi	-	-	West Godavari
Vengipuram or Vengiparru or Vangaparru	-	-	-
Vidarbhapuri or Gudiwada	-	-	Krishna
Vijayavatika (Mahabharata times) to Rajendracholapuram (Telugu Choda times) to Bejjamwada to Bezawada by British	Vijayawada	-	-
Vishnukundinapuramu (Vishnukundina times)	Vinukonda	-	Palnadu
Waltair to Vizagapatam	Visakhapatnam	-	-

Assam

from	to	date
Gauhati	Guwahati	-
Karimganj	Sribhumi	21 November 2024
Nowgong	Nagaon	-
Sibsagar	Sivasagar	-

Chhattisgarh

from	to	date
New Raipur	Atal Nagar	2018

Gujarat

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

Haryana

from	to	date
Amin	Abhimanyupur	-
Ballabgarh	Balramgarh	-
Chamar Khera	Sundar Khera	-
Gurgaon	Gurugram [24]	-
Khizrabad	Pratap Nagar	-
Kinnar	Gaibi Nagar	-
Mustafabad	Saraswati Nagar	-

Himachal Pradesh

from	to	date
Mandav Nagar	Mandi	-
Simla	Shimla	-

Goa

from	to	date
Curchorem	Kudchade	-
Panjim	Panaji [25]	-
Sanquelim	Sankhali	-

Karnataka

from	to	date
Bangalore	Bengaluru	1 November 2014
Belgaum	Belagavi	-
Bellary	Ballari	-
Bijapur	Vijayapura	-
Chikmagalur	Chikkamagaluru	-
Dharwar	Dharwad	-
Gulbarga	Kalaburgi	-
Hospet	Hosapete	-
Hubli	Hubballi	-
Mangalore	Mangaluru	-
Marcera	Madikeri	-
Mysore	Mysuru	-
Shimoga	Shivamogga	-
Tumkur	Tumakuru	-

Kerala

from	to	date
Alleppey	Alappuzha [26]	-
Alwaye	Aluva	-
Badagara	Vatakara [26]	-
Calicut	Kozhikode	-
Cannanore	Kannur [26]	-
Casrod	Kasaragod	-
Changanacherry	Changanassery [26]	-
Cherpalchery	Cherpulassery	-
Chirayinkil	Chirayinkeezhu [26]	-
Cochin	Kochi [26]	-
Cranganore	Kodungallur [26]	-
Devi Colam	Devi Kulam [26]	-
Koney	Konni	-
Mannantoddy	Mananthavady [26]	-
Mannarghat	Mannarkad [26]	-
Nethirimangalam	Pattambi	-
Palai	Pala	-
Palghat	Palakkad [26]	-
Parur	Paravur [26]	-
Quilandy	Koyilandy	-
Quilon	Kollam [26]	-
Sherthalai	Cherthala	-
Sultan's Battery	Sultan Bathery [26]	-
Tellicherry	Thalassery [26]	-
Thamaracherry	Thamarassery	-
Trichur	Thrissur [26]	-
Trivandrum	Thiruvananthapuram	-
Verapoly	Varapuzha	-

Madhya Pradesh

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

Maharashtra

from	to	date
Ahmednagar	Ahilyanagar	-
Ambarapur	Ausa	-
Bhir	Beed	-
Bombay	Mumbai [27]	1995
Campoolie	Khopoli	-
Chanda	Chandrapur	-
Daulatabad Fort	Devagiri Fort	-
Edlabad	Muktainagar	-
Ellichpur	Achalpur	-
Islampur	Ishwarpur	-
Khadki to Aurangabad	Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar	-
Mominabad	Ambajogai	-
Nagpore	Nagpur	-
Nasik	Nashik	-
New Bombay	Navi Mumbai	-
Oomrawutty	Amravati	-
Osmanabad	Dharashiv	-
Poona	Pune	-
Ratnapur	Latur	-
Thana	Thane	-

Mizoram

• Saiha to Siaha ^[28]

Nagaland

• Chumukedima to Chümoukedima

Odisha

from	to	date
Balasore	Baleshwar [29]	-
Wheeler Island	Abdul Kalam Island [30] [31] [32]	4 September 2015

Puducherry

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

Punjab

from	to	date
Jullunder	Jalandhar	-
Mohali	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	-
Nawanshahr	Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar	-
Ropar	Rupnagar	-

Rajasthan

from	to	date
Ajaymeru	Ajmer	-
Dhedhi Dhani	Mansanagar (District Sikar)	27 April 2011
Jessulmere	Jaisalmer	-
Jeypore	Jaipur	-

Tamil Nadu

from	to	date
Aliyabad	Kalambur	-
Arcot	Aarkadu	-
Arni	Aarani	-
Cape Comorin	Kanyakumari	-
Conjeevaram	Kanchipuram	-
Coombaconum	Kumbakonam	-
Dindigul	Thindukkal	-
Idaippadi	Edappadi	-
Karuvur	Karur	-
Kombammeddu	Koyambedu	-
Madras	Chennai	1996
Madura	Madurai	-
Mayavaram	Mayiladuthurai	-
Negapatnam	Nagapattinam	-
Ooty	Udagamandalam	-
Porto Novo	Parangipettai	-
Ramnad	Ramanathapuram	-
Srirangam	Thiruvarangam	-
Talaivasal	Thalaivasal	-
Tanjore	Thanjavur	-
Thillai	Chidambaram	-
Thirumaraikkadu	Vedaranyam	-
Tinnevelly	Tirunelveli	-
Tranquebar	Tharangambadi	-
Trichinopoly	Tiruchirapalli	-
Trinomalee	Tiruvannamalai	-
Triplicane	Thriuvallikeni	-
Tuticorin	Thoothukudi	-
Virudupatti	Virudhunagar	-
Wandiwash	Vandavasi	-

Telangana

from	to	date
Adlapur	Adilabad	-
Bhagnagar	Hyderabad (Bhagyanagarm)	-
Bhuvanagiri	Bhongir	-
Elagandla	Karimnagar	-
Indur	Nizamabad	-
Khambammettu	Khammam	-
Orugallu to Warangal	Ekasilanagaram (not to be confused with old Ekasilanagaram of Vontimitta) or Warangal	-
Rukmampet or Palamoor	Mahabubnagar	-
Siddapur or Metukuseema or Gulshanabad	Medak	-

Uttar Pradesh

from	to	date
Allahabad	Prayagraj	-
Banaras	Varanasi	-
Cawnpore	Kanpur	-
Faizabad district	Ayodhya district [33]	-
Firozabad	Chandra Nagar	-
Jalalabad	Parashurampuri	-
Mughalsarai	Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar	-
Mustafabad	Rampur	-

West Bengal

from	to	date
Barahanagore	Baranagar	-
Burdwan	Bardhaman	-
Calcutta	Kolkata	2001
Chandernagore	Chandannagar	-
Chinsurah	Chuchura	-
Contai	Kanthi	-
Ishapore	Ichapur	-
Krishnagar	Krishnanagar	-
Midnapore	Medinipur	-
Tamralipta	Tamluk	-

See also

• Renaming of cities in India

Explanatory notes

1. Kondapalli was the former and also the present name

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