Pilani
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| PIN | 333031 |
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| Telephone code | 91-1596 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ18 |
Pilani is a small town located, near the city of Jhunjhunu in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India. Administratively, it forms a part of Jhunjhunu district. The town is best known as the location of BITS Pilani.
Pilani also has an assembling centre for India's BrahMos missile.[1]
Demographics
As of the
Geography
Climate
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[3]. 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 (1981–2010, extremes 1958–2012) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
47.1 (116.8) |
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) |
47.1 (116.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
37.1 (98.8) |
40.7 (105.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.7 (94.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| 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) | 8.9 (0.35) |
12.6 (0.50) |
10.7 (0.42) |
6.4 (0.25) |
32.1 (1.26) |
65.7 (2.59) |
109.9 (4.33) |
105.6 (4.16) |
52.1 (2.05) |
7.0 (0.28) |
3.3 (0.13) |
2.1 (0.08) |
416.3 (16.39) |
| Average rainy days | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 26.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
|
47 | 41 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 39 | 58 | 63 | 54 | 37 | 38 | 45 | 42 |
| Source: India Meteorological Department[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Education and research
Pilani is home to the
Apart from BITS, Pilani
Transportation
Pilani is not accessible directly by rail; the nearest stations are Chirawa, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi), Sadulpur 40 kilometres (25 mi) away served by the Northern Western Railway on the Sikar-Loharu Broad Gauge section and Loharu, 23.5 kilometres (14.6 mi) away in Haryana, which is served by fully broad gauge sections. Pilani is 208 kilometres (129 mi) from Jaipur and 194.3 kilometres (120.7 mi) from Delhi and has a good bus transport system.
Notable people
- Birla Family
- Aditya Birla Group
- Gaurav Chaudhary, known professionally as "Technical Guruji"
- Sabeer Bhatia is an Indian businessman.
- Amitabh Chaudhry is an Indian banker, and the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer
- Pitram Singh Kala is an Indian politician serving as member of 16th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Pilani.
- Deepankaj Poonia is an Indian actor and model.[9][10][11]
References
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Primary Census Abstract Data Tables - Rajasthan".
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Station: Pilani Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 611–612. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "पिन कोड of Ceeri Pilani SO: Ceeri Pilani SO Pin Code and Jhujhunu Post Office Address - NDTV.in". ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Deepankaj Poonia". watch.plex.tv. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Deepankaj Poonia: Age, Photos, Biography, Height, Birthday, Movies, Latest News, Upcoming Movies - Filmiforest". www.filmiforest.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Actor Profile Deepankaj Poonia - Biography, Movies, and More | BPBB". www.bollywoodproduct.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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