List of renamed places in India
In India, many traditional place names were changed during British rule, as well as during the earlier Muslim conquests. Since the British were ousted from India in 1947, names of many cities, streets, places, and buildings throughout India have been changed. Certain traditional names that have not been changed, however, continue to be popular.
States or province
- East Punjab to Punjab
- United Provinces to Uttar Pradesh
- Andhra State, the Telugu speaking region of Madras Presidency attained statehood on October 1, 1953 and it was named Andhra State. On November 1, 1956 Hyderabad state was combined with Andhra State and again it was renamed Andhra Pradesh
- Travancore-Cochin to Kerala
- Madhya Bharat to Madhya Pradesh
- Madras State to Tamil Nadu
- Mysore to Karnataka
- Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand
- Orissa to Odisha
Union territories
- Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands to Lakshadweep
- Pondicherry to Puducherry
Andhra Pradesh
- Amarapura to Amaravati
- Bezawada to Vijayawada
- Bhavapuri to Bhaava-pattana to Bhavapatta or Bhavapattu to Bapatla, known for Bhavanarayanaswami Temple
- Birudankaravolu or Birudankitavolu or Birudankinavolu or Birudankitapuram or Birudankinapuram to Bighole or Biccavole to Biccavolu
- Dasanapura or Darsi
- Devapura or Devada
- Dhamnakada to Dhamnakata to Dhamnakataka to Dhyanakara or Dhaanyakapura or Dhaanyakataka or Dhaanyakatakamu to Dhanakataka to Dharanikota
- Dhandapura or Dhandaprolu or Tsandavolu to Chandavolu to Chandolu
- Dhakshatapovana or Dhakshavatika or Dhaksharamamu to Draksharamam
- Dugdhapavanapuramu or Upamanyupuramu or Kshirapuramu or Kshiraramamu or Palakota or Palakolanu to Palakollu
- Durvasapuram to Duvva
- Ekasilanagaramu or Vontimitta to Ontimitta, known for
- Gadapa to Kadapa to Kurpah to Cuddapah to Kadapa
- Garthapuri or Guntur
- Gonkavaram to Gokavaram, East Godavari district
- Govatika to Govada
- Gurajala to Gurazala
- Helapuri or Eluru to Ellore by British to Eluru
- Juvikallu to Julakallu to Zulakallu
- Madhavipattana or Gurindalastha to Gurijala or Gurajala to Gurazala
- Kakinandiwada to Cocanada to Kakinada
- Kalidindi to Madhurantakacholanalluru to Kalidindi
- Kanakagiri to Kanigiri
- Kandanavrolu to Kandenavolu to Kurnool
- Kandarapura or Kanteru
- Kantakasela or Kantikossula or Ghantasala
- Karmmarashtra for Ongole town and surroundings watered by Gundlakamma river.
- Kharapuri to Karyampudi to Karampudi or Karempudi or Caurampoody to Karampudi
- Kharamandalamu or Karimanal or Cholamandalam or Choramandalam to Choramandala to Choromandel to Coromandal
- Kondapalli to Mustafanagar to Kondapalli
- Kondaveedu or Gopinathapuram to Murtazanagar to Kondaveedu
- Krövachuru to Krosuru
- Kundinapuram to Ameenabad
- Mahadevicherla or Mahadevitataka to Madevicherla to Macherla
- Mahendragiri or Pistapura or Pittapore to Pithapuram
- Matsyapuri or Masolia or Chepalarevu or Machilipatnam or Masulipatam or Bandar to Bandaru or Machilipatnam
- Nelliooru or Nellipuram or Dhaanyapuram or Vikrama Simhapuri to Nelluru to Nellore by British
- Neminadhunuru to Nedunuru
- Niravadyapuramu or Niravadyaprolu 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
- Peddapalli to Petapoly by the Dutch settlers to Pettipolee or Pettipoly by British or Nizampatnam
- Puruhutikanagaram, Puruhutikapuram, Puruhutikapatnam, Peethikapuramu or Pistapura to Pithapuram
- Penuganchiprolu or Pennegentspoel
- Prathipalapura to Bhattiprolu
- Prolavaram to Polavaram, Krishna district
- Prudhvipuram or Prudhilapuram or Podili
- Rajamahendravaramu or Rajamahendri to Rajahmundry to Rajamahendravaramu
- Rajavolu to Razole or Rajolu
- Samarlakota to Samalkota
- Skandapuri or Kandukuru
- Srikakulamu to Chicacole or Sikkolu to Srikakulam
- Sriparvata or Vijayapuri to Nagarujunikonda or Nagarjunakonda
- Tarakapuri or Tanuku
- Kandarapura or Skandapura or Tambrapasthana or Tambrapa or Tambrapura or Tamrapuram or Chembrolu to Chebrolu
- Vangalaprolu or Vangavolu to Vangolu to Ongolu to Ongole by British
- Vardhamanapuramu to Vardhamanu to Vaddamanu
- Veligandla or Maarganaarayanapuramu to Veligandla
- Vengi or Pedavegi
- Vidarbhapuri or Gudiwada
- Vijayavatika to Rajendracholapuram to Bejjamwada to Bezawada by British to Vijayawada
- Vishnukundinapuramu to Vinukonda
- Waltair to Vizagapatam to Visakhapatnam
Assam
- Nowgong to Nagaon
- Gauhati to Guwahati
- Sibsagar to Sivasagar
Chhattisgarh
- New Raipur to Atal Nagar
Gujarat
- Viravati to Chandravati, Chandravati to Vadpatra, Vadpatra to Baroda, Baroda to Vadodara
- Broach to Bharuch
- Cambay to Khambhat
- Bulsar to Valsad
- Suryapur to Surat
- Bhavena to Bhavnagar
Haryana
- Gurgaon to Gurugram
- Mustafabad to Saraswati Nagar
- Amin to Abhimanyupur
Himachal Pradesh
- Simla to Shimla
- Mandav Nagar to Mandi
Goa
- Panjim to Panaji
- Sanquelim to Sankhali
Karnataka
- Bangalore to Bengaluru, originally called Bendakalooru
- Mangalore to Mangaluru, originally called Mangalooru
- 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 Venugram
- Bellary to Ballari
- Gulbarga to Kalaburgi
- Marcera to Madikeri, originally called Madanayakana Keri
- Bijapur to Vijayapura
- Hospet to Hosapete
- Chikmagalur to Chikkamagaluru
Kerala
- Trivandrum to Thiruvananthapuram
- Cochin to Kochi
- Calicut to Kozhikode
- Quilon to Kollam
- Trichur to Thrissur
- Cannanore to Kannur
- Palghat to Palakkad
- Alleppey to Alappuzha
- Changanacherry to Changanassery
- Alwaye to Aluva
- Parur to Paravur
- Cranganore to Kodungallur
- Badagara to Vatakara
- Tellicherry to Thalassery
- Quilandy to Koyilandy
- Palai to Pala
- Sultan's Battery to Sultan Bathery
- Verapoly to Varapuzha
- Cherpalchery to Cherpulassery
- Koney to Konni
- Sherthalai to Cherthala
- Nethirimangalam to Pattambi
Madhya Pradesh
- Ahilyanagari/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
- Ojjain to Ujjaini
- Mandu to Mandavgarh
- Viratnagari to Shahdol
- Mhow to Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
Maharashtra
- Bombay to Mumbai
- Nasik to Nashik
- Nagpore to Nagpur
- Khadki to Aurangabad
- Devagiri to Daulatabad
- Ambarapur to Ausa
- Poona to Pune
- Thana to Thane
- Bhir to Beed
- Ratnapur to Latur
- Mominabad to Ambajogai
- Ambanagari to Amravati
- Campoolie to Khopoli
Mizoram
- Saiha to Siaha
Odisha
- Wheeler Island to Abdul Kalam Island
Puducherry
- Pondicherry to Puducherry
- Yanaon to Yanam
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.
Tamil Nadu
- Cape Comorin to Kanyakumari
- Ootacamund to Udagamandalam
- Conjeevaram to Kanchipuram
- 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
- Trichinopoly to Tiruchirapalli
- Trinomalee to Tiruvannamalai
- Tuticorin to Thoothukudi
- Virudupatti to Virudhunagar
- Talaivasal to Thalaivasal
- Dharmapuri to Tharumapuri
- Singapuram to Badushahbad to Chindiry to Gingee 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
- Arni to Aarani
- Srirangam to Thiruvarangam
- Thirumaraikkadu to Vedaranyam
Uttar Pradesh
- Allygurh to Aligarh
- Cawnpore to Kanpur
- Banaras to Varanasi
- Kanpur Dehat to Ramabai Nagar district and back to Kanpur Dehat
- Allahabad to Prayagraj
- Faizabad District to Ayodhya District
- Muzaffarnagar to Lakshminagar and back to Muzaffarnagar
- Mughalsarai to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay 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
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 or Warangal
- Bhuvanagiri to Bhongir
- Kambhammettu to Khammam