The process of renaming of cities in India started after the end of the British imperial period in 1947 and continues to date. There were political controversies about several renamings. Not all proposed renamings were actually implemented. Every renaming of a city in India has to be approved by the central government.

Major cities that have been renamed after independence include:

Several other changes have been proposed but are yet to receive the sanction of the central government.

Other name changes that have been proposed include:

The entire work of this article is based on "Census of India", conducted by "The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India" under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

According to the data from the Census of 2011, cities and towns can be broadly classified as:

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Abbreviations used in this article are:

C.B - Cantonment Board/Cantonment

C.M.C – City Municipal Council

C.T – Census Town

E.O – Estate Office

G.P - Gram Panchayat

I.N.A – Industrial Notified Area

I.T.S - Industrial Township

M – Municipality

M.B – Municipal Board

M.C – Municipal Committee

M.Cl – Municipal Council

M.Corp. – Municipal Corporation /Corporation

N.A – Notified Area

N.A.C – Notified Area Committee/Notified Area Council

N.P – Nagar Panchayat

N.T – Notified Town

N.T.A – Notified Town Area

S.T.C - Small Town Committee

T.C – Town Committee/Town Area Committee

T.M.C – Town Municipal Council

T.P – Town Panchayat

T.S.- Township

U.A – Urban Agglomeration

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