List of renamed Indian cities and states

List of renamed Indian cities and states Ever since the British left India in 1947, many cities, streets, places, and buildings throughout India were assigned new "Indian names". Certain old names, however, continue to be popular. Renamed Indian states Travancore Cochin to Kerala (change effective from 1 November 1956) Madhya Bharat to Madhya Pradesh (change effective from 1 November 1959) Madras State to Tamil Nadu (change effective from 14 January 1969) Mysore to Karnataka (change effective from 1 November 1973) Uttaranchal to Uttarakhand (change effective from 1 January 2007) Orissa respelled Odisha (official as of November 2011)[1][2] West Bengal to Paschim Banga (approved by West Bengal state legislature during September 2011[3]) Renamed Indian union territories Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands to Lakshadweep (change effective from 1 November 1973) Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from 1 October 2006) Renamed Indian cities See also: Renaming of cities in India Andhra Pradesh Elgandal to Karimnagar Indur to Nizamabad Metuku to Medak Paalamuru to Mahaboonagar Ellore to Eluru (change effective 1949) Waltair to Vizagapatam Vizagapatam to Vishakapatnam Bezawada to Vijayawada Cuddapah to kadapa to YSR district Ongole Dist. to Prakasham Nellore Dist. to Pottisriramulu Nellore Cocanada to Kakinada Masulipatam to Machilipatnam Ekashilanagaram to vorugallu Vorugallu to Warangal Assam Nowgong to Nagaon Gauhati to Guwahati (change effective 1983) Sibsagar to Sivasagar Gujarat Baroda to Vadodara (change effective 1974) Broach to Bharuch Cambay to Khambhat Bulsar to Valsad Himachal Pradesh Simla to Shimla Mandav Nagar to Mandi Karnataka Bangalore to Bengaluru (change effective from 1 November 2006) Mysore to Mysuru Mangalore toMangaluru Hubli to Hubballi Tumkur to Tumakuru Shimaga to Shivamogga Belgaum to Belagavi Bellary to Ballari Kerala Trivandrum to Thiruvananthapuram (change effective from 1991) Cochin to Kochi (change effective from 1996) Calicut to Kozhikode Quilon to Kollam Trichur to Thrissur Cannanore to Kannur Palghat to Palakkad Alleppey to Alappuzha (change effective from 1990) Alwaye to Aluva Parur to North Paravur Cranganore to Kodungallur Tellicherry to Thalassery Badagara to Vatakara Palai to Pala Verapoly to Varapuzha Cherpalchery to Cherpulasseri Koney to Konni 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 Maharashtra Bombay to Mumbai Poona to Pune Pondicherry 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 SAS Nagar Tamil Nadu Koyamutthoor to Coimbatore (change effective 1972) Tinnevelly to Tirunelveli Tranquebar to Tharangambadi Trichinopoly to Tiruchirapalli (change effective 1971) Madras to Chennai (change effective August 1996) Tanjore to Thanjavur Tuticorin to Thoothukudi Cape Comorin to Kanyakumari Ootacamund to Udagamandalam Conjeevaram to Kanchipuram Virudupatti to Virudhunagar Potonovo to Parangipettai Mayavaram to Mayiladuthurai Uttar Pradesh Cawnpore to Kanpur (change effective 1948) Benares to Varanasi (change effective 1956) West Bengal Calcutta to Kolkata (change effective from 1 January 2001) Burdwan to Bardhaman Chinsurah to Hugli-Chuchura