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Pilani | |
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Town | |
 Aerial view ofBITS Pilani campus in Pilani | |
  Pilani | |
| Coordinates:28°22′N75°36′E / 28.37°N 75.6°E /28.37; 75.6 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Jhunjhunu |
| Language | Rajasthani &Hindi |
| Elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 40,590 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 333 031 |
| Telephone code | 91-1596 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ18 |
Pilani is a small town located in theJhunjhunu district ofRajasthan, India. The town is best known as the location ofBITS Pilani.
As of the2011 census of India[update], Pilani has a population of 29,741 of which 51% are males and 49% females. The average literacy rate is 72%. Male literacy is 80% and female 63%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.[1]
Pilani has asemi-arid climate, typical of North Western India. Summers, which last from late March till the end of June are extremely hot and dry.[2] They are followed by the monsoon months of July, August and early September, where temperatures drop slightly, and the humidity rises sharply. The months from late October to early March see warm days, and cool to chilly nights, with very dry conditions. Pilani encounters regular dust storms during the summer season, often leading to power outages.
| Climate data for Pilani (1991–2020, extremes 1958–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) | 35.1 (95.2) | 44.8 (112.6) | 47.1 (116.8) | 47.7 (117.9) | 46.9 (116.4) | 45.7 (114.3) | 42.6 (108.7) | 41.5 (106.7) | 40.4 (104.7) | 37.8 (100.0) | 31.9 (89.4) | 47.7 (117.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 31.0 (87.8) | 37.2 (99.0) | 40.9 (105.6) | 39.8 (103.6) | 36.6 (97.9) | 35.0 (95.0) | 35.3 (95.5) | 34.5 (94.1) | 29.6 (85.3) | 24.5 (76.1) | 32.4 (90.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 13.8 (56.8) | 19.6 (67.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.6 (63.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 6.7 (44.1) | 17.3 (63.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −4.0 (24.8) | 3.8 (38.8) | 8.5 (47.3) | 13.5 (56.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 18.3 (64.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 13.7 (56.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 1.8 (35.2) | −2.7 (27.1) | −4.0 (24.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 6.6 (0.26) | 11.7 (0.46) | 9.9 (0.39) | 7.4 (0.29) | 26.7 (1.05) | 67.6 (2.66) | 133.1 (5.24) | 118.2 (4.65) | 60.3 (2.37) | 8.6 (0.34) | 3.7 (0.15) | 2.1 (0.08) | 456.0 (17.95) |
| Average rainy days | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 27.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 52 | 45 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 40 | 58 | 64 | 56 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 45 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
Pilani is home to theBirla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani).
Apart from BITS, Pilani[6] also has one of the major CSIR labs for advanced research in electronics, theCentral Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI),[7][8] which is located next to the BITS campus. Other colleges include theBK Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology (BKBIET), the Indermani Mandelia college for girls, GD Birla Memorial Polytechnic Institute. Schools include Birla Shishu Vihar, Birla High School, Birla Public School and Birla Balika Vidyapeeth.
Pilani is not directly accessible by rail; the nearest stations areChirawa, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi),Sadulpur 40 kilometres (25 mi) away served by the Northern Western Railway on the Sikar-Loharu Broad Gauge section andLoharu, 23.5 kilometres (14.6 mi) away in Haryana, which is served by fully broad gauge sections. Pilani is 208 kilometres (129 mi) fromJaipur and 194.3 kilometres (120.7 mi) fromDelhi and has a good bus transport system.
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