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Gauriganj
Gauriganj (गौरीगंज) is a town, tehsil, and Nagar Palika Parishad in Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India, and the district headquarters since the district's creation on 1 July 2010; town population 26,539 (2011), founded as a market by Raja Madho Singh of Amethi. Distinct from Gauriganj Rural Municipality in Jhapa, Nepal.
Ghaziabad (ग़ाज़ियाबाद)
Ghaziabad (ग़ाज़ियाबाद) is an industrial city in western Uttar Pradesh, India, about 19 km east of Delhi; founded in 1740 as Ghaziuddinnagar, it is known as the Gateway of U.P.
Greater Noida (ग्रेटर नोएडा)
Greater Noida (ग्रेटर नोएडा) is a planned industrial township in Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, developed by GNIDA since January 1991 under the UP Industrial Area Development Act 1976, distinct from Noida (1976) and Greater Noida West.
Gurgaon
Gurgaon, officially Gurugram (गुरुग्राम) since 2016, is a satellite city of Delhi in Haryana, India: the state's industrial and financial centre, an IT and auto hub, third-highest per capita income in India, with a major metro expansion underway.
Gyānpur
Gyānpur (ज्ञानपुर) is a city and the administrative headquarters of Bhadohi district, Uttar Pradesh, India, lying in the Ganges plain about 45 km west of Varanasi.
Haldwani (हल्द्वानी)
Haldwani (हल्द्वानी), the Gateway of Kumaon, is a municipal corporation in Nainital district, Uttarakhand, India, twin city of Kathgodam; founded 1834, population 2,01,461 (2011), commercial hub on the Gaula River.
Haridwar (हरिद्वार)
Haridwar (हरिद्वार), city and district in western Uttarakhand, India, where the Ganga enters the plains. Hosts the 12-yearly Kumbh Mela (9.1 million attendees in 2021) and headworks of the Upper Ganga Canal, commissioned 1854-55.
Hisar (हिसार) (city)
Hisar (हिसार), the Steel City of Haryana, India, founded in 1354 by Firozshah Tughlaq as Hisar-e-Firoza; a district headquarters 164 km west of Delhi on NH-9, with Firoz Shah Palace Complex, Agroha site, Maharaja Agrasen Airport, and an agriculture university.
History of Delhi
The history of Delhi, also known as Dhillika, spans roughly 3,000 years on the Yamuna's banks, from Indraprastha through the Sultanate, Mughals, and British rule to India's capital.
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur (ਹੁਸ਼ਿਆਰਪੁਰ), a district in north-eastern Punjab, India, in the Doaba region at the Shivalik foothills. Known for wood inlay craft, high literacy (84.6%), and a 2011 population of 1,586,625.
Jammu (जम्मू)
Jammu (जम्मू) is a city in Jammu and Kashmir, India, on the Tawi River. It serves as the winter capital, which moves to Srinagar in the summer.
Jhansi (झाँसी)
Jhansi (झाँसी), historic city in Bundelkhand, southern Uttar Pradesh, between the Pahuj and Betwa rivers; seat of Rani Lakshmibai, home of the 1613 Jhansi Fort, and a UP Defence Industrial Corridor node.
Jīnd
Jind (जींद), town and district headquarters in central Haryana, India; one of the first Sikh kingdoms, founded as Jaintapuri after Jainti Devi; 2,702 sq km district, 1,334,152 people (2011).
Kaithal
Kaithal (कैथल), also Kapisthala, is a city and district in northwestern Haryana, India, created from Kurukshetra district in 1989; known for the Razia Sultan tomb, Bhai Sikh rulers, and basmati rice trade.
Kalka (कालका)
Kalka (कालका) is a municipal council town in Panchkula district, Haryana, at the Shivalik foothills. Known as the lower terminus of the 96.6 km Kalka–Shimla Railway (World Heritage, 1903, 107 tunnels); formerly merged in Panchkula MC, separate council since 2020.
Kannauj (कन्नौज)
Kannauj (कन्नौज), ancient Kanyakubja, is a city and district headquarters in Uttar Pradesh, India, a medieval capital of northern India and today the 'perfume city of India', famous for its GI-tagged attar perfume industry.
Kanpur (कानपुर)
Kanpur (कानपुर), formerly Cawnpore, is a major industrial city on the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, India, 80 km west of Lucknow. Known as the Manchester of the East for its textile and leather mills, it has IIT Kanpur, a metro inaugurated in 2021, and a district population of about 4.58 million.
Kargil
Kargil is a town and district headquarters in Ladakh, India, on the Srinagar–Leh highway at about 9,600 ft. District formed 1979 from Leh district; mainly Muslim; 2011 population 140,800, 12% urban.
Karnal (करनाल)
Karnal (करनाल), Haryana city on NH-44 midway between Delhi and Chandigarh; basmati rice export hub with 300+ mills, four national farm-research institutes including NDRI, Kalpana Chawla's hometown, Smart City since 2017.
Kasauli (कसौली)
Kasauli (कसौली) is a cantonment town and hill station in Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, at 1,951 m, established as a British Army cantonment in 1842 and laid out by Robert Napier, known for Monkey Point, colonial churches, and the Kasauli Club.
Kedarnath (केदारनाथ)
Kedarnath (केदारनाथ) is a Hindu pilgrimage town in Uttarakhand, India, on the Mandakini river at about 3,584 meters, known for its ancient Shiva temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.
Kullu (कुल्लू)
Kullu (कुल्लू), also Kulu, is a Himachal Pradesh municipal council town and district headquarters on the Beas River, founded as capital in 1660, famed for Kullu Dussehra and GI-tagged Kullu shawls.
Lalitpur, India
Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India (ललितपुर ज़िला), a Bundelkhand district named after its headquarters town; 5,039 sq km, 1,221,592 people (2011), separate from Jhansi district since 1974, bounded by the Betwa, Jamni, and Dhasan rivers.
Lansdowne, India
Lansdowne (formerly Kaludanda) is a 1,700 m cantonment hill station in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, founded in 1887 and named after Viceroy Lord Lansdowne; it is the Garhwal Rifles headquarters, with a proposed renaming to Jaswantgarh.
Leh
Leh, capital town of Ladakh union territory, India; former Silk Route trade hub, now a high-altitude cold-desert tourist base with about 500,000 annual visitors, 133,487 district population, and rapid urbanization.
Loni
Loni is a Nagar Palika Parishad city in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, on the Yamuna near Delhi; Census 2011 population 516,082. Also a tehsil and development block, it ranked as the world's most polluted city in IQAir's 2025 report.
Lucknow (لکھنؤ)
Lucknow (لکھنؤ, Lakhna'ū) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on the Gomti River, seat of the Nawabs of Awadh from 1775 to 1856.
Ludhiana (ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ)
Ludhiana (ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ), Punjab's largest city and industrial hub, founded by the Lodis as Lodhi-ana; known as the Manchester of India for hosiery and bicycle manufacturing, and for Buddha Nullah pollution.
Malerkotla
Malerkotla (ਮਾਲੇਰਕੋਟਲਾ), also Maler Kotla, is a city and Punjab's 23rd district, created from Sangrur in June 2021; former Muslim princely state founded 1454, famed for the haa da naara and calm during Partition.
Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Manali is a hill town in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, India, at about 2,050 meters on the Beas river and the most visited destination in the state.