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

Union territories

Cities and towns

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andhra Pradesh

Former names of cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh at various times during the course of history. Andhra was mentioned as An-to-lo by Yuan Chang.
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Achanta or Marthandapuram---
Aki Akividu-West Godavari
Avanigadda or Avanijapuram---
Bejawada Vijayawada--
Bhavapuri to Bhaava-pattana to Bhavapatta or BhavapattuBapatla, known for Bhavanarayanaswami Temple-Bapatla
Birudankaravolu or Birudankitavolu or Birudankinavolu or Birudankitapuram or Birudankinapuram to Bighole or BiccavoleBiccavolu-East Godavari
Dasanapura or Darisi---
Devapura or Devada--Vizianagaram
Dhakshatapovana or Dhakshavatika or DhaksharamamuDraksharamam-East Godavari
Dhamnakada to Dhamnakata to Dhamnakataka to Dhyanakara or Dhaanyakapura or Dhaanyakataka or Dhaanyakatakamu to DhanakatakaDharanikota-Palnadu
Dhandapura or Dhandaprolu or Tsandavolu to ChandavoluChandolu-Guntur
Dhanyakatakam during Satavahana dynasty to Dharanikota to Amarapura during Vishnukundina dynastyAmaravati--
Dugdhapavanapuramu or Upamanyupuramu or Kshirapuramu or Kshiraramamu or Palakota or PalakolanuPalakollu-West Godavari
Durvasapuram or Duvva--West Godavari
Ekasilanagaramu or VontimittaOntimitta, known for -Kadapa
Gadapa to Kadapa to Kurpah to Cuddapah Kadapa-Kadapa
Gajaranyam to Madhavipuri to Swargasopanam to Marikapuri Markapuram--
Garthapuri or Gunturu--Guntur
GonkavaramGokavaram-East Godavari
GovatikaGovada--
GurajalaGurazala or Jangamaheswarapuram-Palnadu
Helapuri or Eluru to Ellore by BritishEluru1949-
Juvikallu to JulakalluZulakallu-Palnadu
Kakinandiwada to Cocanada Kakinada--
Kalidindi to Madhurantakacholanalluru Kalidindi-Krishna
KanakagiriKanigiri -Prakasam
Kandanavrolu to KandenavoluKurnool--
Kandarapura or Kanteru--Guntur
Kandarapura or Skandapura or Tambrapasthana or Tambrapa or Tambrapura or Tamrapuram or Chembrolu Chebrolu-Guntur
Kantakasela or Kantikossula or Ghantasala--Krishna
Karmmarashtra for Ongole town and surroundings watered by Gundlakamma river---
Kavali or Kanakapatnam---
Kharamandalamu or Karimanal or Cholamandalam or Choramandalam to Choramandala to Choromandel Coromandal --
Kharapuri to Karyampudi to Karampudi or Karempudi or Caurampoody Karampudi--
Kondapalli to Mustafanagar Kondapalli--
Kondaveedu or Gopinathapuram to Murtazanagar Kondaveedu--
KrövachuruKrosuru-Palnadu
Kundinapuram Ameenabad-Guntur
Madhavipattana or Gurindalastha to Gurijala or GurajalaGurazala --
Mahadevicherla or Mahadevitataka to MadevicherlaMacherla-Palnadu
Mahendragiri or Pistapura or PittaporePithapuram-East Godavari
Matsyapuri or Masolia or Chepalarevu or Machilipatnam or Masulipatam or Bandar Bandaru or Machilipatnam--
Nelliooru or Nellipuram or Dhaanyapuram or Vikrama Simhapuri to NelluruNellore by British--
NeminadhunuruNedunuru -West Godavri
Niravadyapuramu or Niravadyaprolu to NidadavoleNidadavolu--
Nrusimhapuri to Narasimhapuramu to NarasapurNarasapuramu-West Godavari
Ongole districtPrakasam district-Prakasam
Pallavanadu or Palanadu or PallenaduPalnadu-Guntur
Pattiseema or Pattisam---
Pedavegi or Vengipuram---
Peddapalli to Petapoly by the Dutch settlersPettipolee or Pettipoly by British or Nizampatnam -Guntur
Penuganchiprolu or Penukanchiprolu or Pennegentspoel --Krishna
Prathipalapura Bhattiprolu-Krishna
ProlavaramPolavaram-Krishna
Prudhvipuram or Prudhilapuram or Podili---
Puruhutikanagaram, Puruhutikapuram, Puruhutikapatnam, Peethikapuramu or PistapuraPithapuram-East Godavari
Rajamahendravaramu or Rajamahendri to RajahmundryRajamahendravaram--
RajavoluRazole or Rajolu--
Rayapudi or Rayaprolu---
Repalle or Revupalle---
SamarlakotaSamalkota-East Godavari
Skandapuri or Kandukuru--Prakasam
Srikakulamu to Chicacole or SikkoluSrikakulam--
Sriparvata or VijayapuriNagarujunikonda or Nagarjunakonda-Guntur
Tarakapuri or Tanuku--West Godavari
Teravali or Tenali---
Tundi Tuni-Kakinada
Vakadu or Vandanapuri---
Vangaprolu or Vangavolu to Vangolu to OngoluOngole by British-Prakasam
Vardhamanapuramu to VardhamanuVaddamanu-Guntur
Veligandla or MaarganaarayanapuramuVeligandla -Prakasam
Vengi or Pedavegi--West Godavari
Vengipuram or Vengiparru or Vangaparru---
Vidarbhapuri or Gudiwada--Krishna
Vijayavatika to Rajendracholapuram to Bejjamwada to Bezawada by BritishVijayawada--
Vishnukundinapuramu Vinukonda-Palnadu
Waltair to VizagapatamVisakhapatnam--

Kerala

Mizoram

Nagaland

Puducherry

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PondicherryPuducherry1 October 2006
YanaonYanamchange effective from merger with Indian Union