| Pilani | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Image Caption: | Aerial view of BITS Pilani campus in Pilani |
| Pushpin Map: | India Rajasthan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 28.37°N 75.6°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rajasthan |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jhunjhunu |
| Subdivision Type3: | Language |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rajasthani & Hindi |
| Elevation M: | 279 |
| Population Total: | 40,590 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 333 031 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 91-1596 |
| Registration Plate: | RJ18 |
Pilani is a town located in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India. The town is best known as the location of BITS Pilani.
, 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 a semi-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.
Pilani is home to the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS Pilani).
Apart from BITS, Pilani[3] also has one of the major CSIR labs for advanced research in electronics, the Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI),[4] [5] which is located next to the BITS campus. Other colleges include the BK 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 accessible directly by rail; the nearest stations are Chirawa,, Sadulpur away served by the Northern Western Railway on the Sikar-Loharu Broad Gauge section and Loharu, away in Haryana, which is served by fully broad gauge sections. Pilani is from Jaipur and from Delhi and has a good bus transport system.