Pilani is a small town situated in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

. It is in the Jhunjhunu district

Jhunjhunu District

Jhunjhunu district or Jhunjhunun district is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The town of Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters....

 in Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It notable for being the home of a large number of education institutes for its size.

Etymology

The name Pilani is derived from a Jat fighter with Pilania gotra who died protecting the fort. Impressed by his courage, bravery, and sacrifice, the king of Pilani honored him by giving his name to this location.

Geography

Kherla is a nearby village and situated 2 km from Pilani. Jherli is also near Pilani having a famous Hindu Temple and it's situated 3 km from Pilani. Dulania is also a nearby village and situated 10.7 km from Pilani.Jherli village is also
well connected by road to Pilani. Chirawa is 15 kms far from Pilani

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Pilani had a population of 26,219. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Pilani has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 57%. In Pilani, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Climate

Pilani is known for its extreme climate. Summer temperatures reach up to 52 degree Celsius from May to July, while Winter temperatures reach sub-zero levels between December and January. Months of October and March are generally considered the most pleasant. Pilani mostly suffers from low rain fall causing continues drought in successive years.

Notable residents

The town is the birthplace of industrialist Ghanshyam Das Birla

Ghanshyam Das Birla

Ghanshyam Das "G.D." Birla was an Indian businessman and member of the influential Birla Family.Birla's grandfather Shiv Narayana Birla wanted to diversify from the traditional marwari business of lending money against pawned items. He left Pilani, his hometown in Rajasthan with a modest capital...

 and the location of his ancestral residence.

Education

Pilani is the home of several notable higher education institutes. Among them are two universities: the Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Birla Institute of Technology and Science

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, is a private university located in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. BITS Pilani is considered one of the most prestigious and selective universities in India...

 (BITS), a technological deemed university

Deemed University

Deemed university is a status of autonomy granted to high performing institutes and departments of various universities in India. This status of ‘Deemed-to-be-University’, is granted by Department of Higher Education, Union Human Resource Development Ministry, on the advice of the University Grants...

 formed in 1964, and the Shridhar University, a private technological university established in 2010. Colleges in the town include the BK Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology (BKBIET), an engineering college

Engineering college

Engineering colleges generally refer to institutes of higher education which offer an engineering course at degree level. The duration of the course is four to five years depending upon the university to which the college is affiliated. The students learn little of basic science concentrating...

 formed in 2007 and the Indermani Mandelia college for girls. The GD Birla Memorial Polytechnic Institute (BTTI), established in 1988 is also located at the town.

Pilani is also the home of several boarding schools including the Birla Senior Secondary School

Birla Senior Secondary School

Birla School Pilani, also known as BSP, in Pilani is one of the leading boarding schools in India. Earlier it was known as Birla Senior Secondary School.-History:...

, Birla Public School

Birla Public School

The Birla Public School is a completely boarding, private school located in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. BPS was founded in 1944 by philanthropist and industrialist G D Birla. The school was founded by the Birla Educational Trust as a Montessori School under the able guidance of Dr. Maria...

 (Vidya Niketan), Birla School, Pilani and Birla Balika Vidyapeeth

Birla Balika Vidyapeeth

Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, an English medium residential school for girls, is located in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. The school was founded in 1941. It started with 25 girls and now it has approximately 800 students. It is affiliated with CBSE....

. There are several other English medium schools including Haridevi Jhutharam Shishu Sadan, CEERI Vidhya Mandir, Jamuna Mishra Academy (JMA) and Birla Sishu Vihar. Hindi medium schools include Shaboo senior secondary school, Bal Niketan, Jankidevi Mendelia Senior secondary School, and Goenka Vidhya mandir.

Accessibility

Unlike other towns, Pilani is not accessible by rail, but it does have a computerised reservation counter, situated in the
CEERI campus, at its entrance gate opposing BTTI (Birla Technical Training Institute). The nearest rail stations are Chirawa

Chirawa

Chirawa is a town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is part of Shekhawati region. It is known for fresco-painted havelis.-Geography:Chirawa is located at . It has an average elevation of...

 (16 km)served by Western Railway and lying on the Jaipur Loharu Metre Gauge section and Loharu

Loharu

Loharu is a city and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarters of one of the 4 administrative sub-divisions of the district which comprises 119 villages....

(25 km)in Haryana which is served by both broad gauge and metre gauge sections. Jaipur

Jaipur

Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

 is 220 km from Pilani and Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

is 210 km and well connected by road.