?Pilani Rajasthan • India
Pilani
Coordinates: 28°22′N 75°36′E / 28.37, 75.6
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 279 m (915 ft)
District(s)	Jhunjhunun
Population	26,219 (2001)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone	• 333031 • +91-1596

Coordinates: 28°22′N 75°36′E / 28.37, 75.6 Pilani is a town in the Jhunjhunu District in Rajasthan, India and is the home to Birla Institute of Technology and Science, BK Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pilani, and CEERI (Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute). The town Pilani derives its name from Jat fighter with Pilania gotra. He died protecting the fort and was honoured by the king for his courage and sacrifice by giving his name to location. Pilani is part of Shekhawati region. In the winters it reaches sub-zero temperatures. The fresco paintings on grand Havelis are peculiarity of Shekhawati region. , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Image File history File links India_Rajasthan_locator_map. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Location of Mirzapur and the 82. ... The geography of India is diverse, with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts, plains, rainforests, hills, and plateaus. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... The divisions of a district. ... Jhunjhunu District or Jhunjhunun District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Example of a PIN: The PIN code of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or post code system used by the Indian Postal Service. ... For the past decade or so, telecommunication activities have gained momentum in India. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India (popularly known as BITS Pilani) is one of the oldest leading technology schools of India. ... Pilania is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan in India. ... For other uses, see Fresco (disambiguation). ... View of a typical Haveli at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan Haveli (हवेली)is the term used for a private residence in Pakistan and North India. ... Shekhawati (शेखावाटी) is a semi-arid region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan, India. ...

Early history

Thakur Nawal Singh founded the city of Nawalgarh in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan on magha shukla 2 samvat 1794 (1737 AD) at place called Rohili. Thakur Nawal Singh’s fourth son was Dalel Singh who was given the right of 12 villages after constructing a fort at present Pilani town. The fort was named Dalelgarh after Dalel Singh. When Dalel Singh was expanding his strength Rao Raja Laxman Singh of Sikar attacked him. At that time Dalel Singh’s brother and ruler of Nawalgarh came to his rescue. Nawalgarh - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Sikar is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India. ...

In those days Pilani was divided in two hamlets situated on sand dunes. Initially Pilani was a village of about 1500 people. Out of these 100 families were of Vaishyas, mainly of Agarwals. There were about 15 families of Maheshwaris out of which there was only one family of Birlas. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Agarwal, variously spelt as Aggarwal, Agrawal or Agarwala is a common surname or the last name amongst one of the important trading communities in India. ... For the Hindu Goddess and consort of Shiva, see Parvati. ... Birla could refer to Aditya Birla Group of companies Aditya Birla Birla family Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Fort

The Dalelgarh Fort was built by Thakur Nawal Singh Bahadur (Shekhawat) for his son Kunwar Dalel Singh. It presently houses a school (Bal Niketan) and is popularly called the "Garh School." Shekhawat is a sub-clan of Kachwaha Rajputs found mainly in Rajasthan, India. ...

Geography

Pilani is located at 28.37° N 75.6° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 279 metres (915 feet). Time Zone(est): UTC +5:30 Approximate population for 7 km radius from this point: 45366 This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] 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. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

Climate

The temperature in Pilani varies between extremes in summer and winter. Summer temperatures reach up to 48 degree Celsius from May to July, while Winter temperatures often reach sub-zero levels between December and January. Months of October and March are generally considered the most pleasant.

Birth Place of GD Birla

The town is birthplace of India's leading industrialist, GD Birla. It houses one of India's finest technical schools, BITS Pilani. Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani is one among the top ranking universities in India today offering degrees in Engineering, Management, Economics, Pharmacy, Sciences, Engineering Technology, Information Systems, General Studies, Finance, etc presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa campuses and in the near future at Hyderabad campus. BITS Pilani also offers an array of work integrated learning programmes for HRD of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla Shri Ghanshyam Das GD Birla (April 10, 1894 - January 11, 1983) was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India (popularly known as BITS Pilani) is one of the premier technology schools of India. ...

Krishnaarpit Charitable Trust has also started BK Birla Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pilani under the chairmanship of BK Birla.

The Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI) is also located here. Pilani also houses some good boarding schools like Birla Public School, Birla Senior Secondary School and Birla Balika Vidyapeeth. The Birla Public School (or Vidya Niketan) is a completely boarding, private school located in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. ... Birla Balika Vidyapeeth is an English Medium residential school for girls in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. ...

Pilani is also flooded with number of other English,telugu and Hindi medium schools making it a prominent education center.

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 (16 km) and Loharu(25 km). Jaipur is 220 km from Pilani and Delhi is 210 km and well connected by road. , Chirawa is a town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... , Jaipur   (Hindi: जयपुर, Rajasthan Capital), also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. ... , For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ...

Place of National importance

According to P.V. Indiresan, Former Director of IIT Madras, "Pilani town was transformed for sentimental reasons from an inhospitable village in the Rajasthan desert to a national intellectual centre. GD Birla introduced a couple of world-class scientific institutions in that remote desert village merely because it was his birthplace. Even though Birla would not allow Pilani full scope to expand (he would not allow any industry for fear of despoiling the habitat, and the nearest railway station is 16 km away), Pilani has now become a prosperous town. That is quite an achievement because Pilani has no natural advantages whatever. If Pilani could be transformed the way it has been, any other village can be. All that is required is a seed in the form of a world-class institution. However, in its formative years lasting a couple of decades, Pilani was sustained by the Birlas who had deep pockets and deeper sentiments for the village. Few entrepreneurs would be prepared to emulate them, and nurture a village for long years. That is why the Pilani experiment has not been repeated although quite a few other rich business families originate from remote villages." Categories: India-related stubs | Universities and colleges in India | Chennai | Tamil Nadu ... , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla Shri Ghanshyam Das GD Birla (April 10, 1894 - January 11, 1983) was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. ...

BITS Pilani

Main article: BITS-Pilani[[1]] The institute was founded by Ghanshyam Das Birla in 1929 as an intermediate college. During World War II, the Government of India established a technical training center at Pilani for the supply of technicians for defence services and industry. In 1946, it was converted it into the Birla Engineering College with degree programmes in electrical and mechanical engineering.[1]

In 1964, the Birla Colleges of Arts, Commerce, Engineering, Pharmacy and Science were merged to form the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS). In this period of inception (especially during 1964–1970), BITS Pilani received support from the Ford Foundation and benefited from an alliance with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

BITS Pilani started to expand in India and abroad since 2000. New campuses were established in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2000) and Goa, India (2004), and a fourth campus is to be opened in 2008 at Jawaharnagar (near Hakimpet Air Force station), Hyderabad.
BITS also runs a virtual university and an extension center in Bangalore.

• BITS Pilani Rajasthan Towering above the Rest in India Today:

BITS Pilani is just not a T school or IT School but an institution which knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. The weekly Newsmagazine Outlook in its June 11, 2007 issue has put BITS Pilani right on top of the private engineering colleges in India today. For the Corporate HR Perception parameter, the Dataquest IDC Best Tech School survey 2007 has put BITS Pilani right on top of all the institutions excluding the IITs. Public is wondering as to why BITS Pilani did not figure in the India’s Best Colleges Survey reported in June 4, 2007 issue of India Today magazine.

For the academic year 2004-2005 BITS Pilani admissions were based on the normalized percentage of marks and when this fact was known to everyone across the length and breadth of India, the Magazine India Today went about ranking the best colleges stating that BITS Pilani admissions were based on an entrance examination. One can easily conclude as to whose credibility is at stake in this episode.

In the case of News, one should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation. Considering that the principles of good journalism are directed toward bringing the highest quality of news reporting to the public, thus fulfilling the mission of timely distribution of information in service of public interest, it must be made known that BITS Pilani stopped participating in the India Today ranking of India’s best colleges for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007.

How to Reach Pilani

Pilani is almost equidistant from Jaipur and Delhi.

Travelling by car/taxi from Delhi: Distance is 200 or 220 km depending on route taken and takes about 4 to 4.5 hours.

There are five routes to get here (in order of preference):

1. Delhi-Gurgaon-Dharuhera-Rewari-MahendraGarh-Satnali-Loharu-Pilani (about 210 km)

2. Delhi-Gurgaon-Dharuhera-Rewari-Narnaul-Singhana-Chirawa-Pilani (about 220 km)

3. Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Jhajjar-CharkhiDadri-Loharu-Pilani (about 195 km)

4. Delhi-Gurgaon-FarukhNagar-Jhajjar-CharkhiDadri-Loharu-Pilani (about 205 km)

5. Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak-Bhiwani-Loharu-Pilani (about 215 km)

Travelling by bus from Delhi: In case you prefer to travel by public transport, you need to catch a bus at the Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Kashmiri Gate, Delhi. There are frequent buses to Pilani starting from Delhi around 4:55 AM to 10:00 PM. Most of these buses follow the route of Delhi-Rohtak-Bhiwani and a few of them follow the route of Delhi-Jhajjar-CherkhiDadri to reach Loharu and then to Pilani.

You can also catch buses to Chirawa/Jhunjhunu from ISBT at Sarai Kale Khan or Dhaula Kuan. You then need to switch buses at Chirawa for Pilani. These buses follow the route of Delhi-Gurgaon-Rewari-Narnaul-Singhana-Chirawa.

Travelling by bus from Jaipur: In case you prefer to travel by public transport, you need to catch a bus from the State Bus Terminal (Sindhi Camp), Jaipur. There are frequent buses to Pilani starting from Jaipur around 4:00 AM till mid-night.

Travelling by train from Jaipur: Train from Jaipur to Chirawa (16 km from Pilani) or Loharu (25 km from Pilani). This is no longer recommended. The metre gauge track is under-going conversion to broad gauge starting January, 2007.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pilani
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

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External links

• Xplogins.com
• BITS, Pilani
• CEERI, Pilani
• Babaharinath Temple Site
• Birla Balika VidyaPeeth
• Birla Public School (Vidya Niketan)
• Rs 2.80 Billion BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus Foundation Laid
• AP CM Readies BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus
• Milestone for BITS Pilani Hyderabad
• Chief Minister AP Lays the BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus Foundation
• BITS Pilani Makes the Right Move at the Right Time
• BITS Pilani Rajasthan Towering above the Rest in India Today
• Intel Techie Sunit Rikhi’s BITS Pilani Oasis 2007 inauguration Speech
• Intel Techie Sunit Rikhi gives a Scintillating Start to BITS Pilani OASIS 2K7
• Down the Memory Lane - Golden Jubilee Reunion at BITS Pilani Rajasthan
• CWS BITS Pilani Rajasthan marches forward in Breaking the Barrier
• Silver Memories for BITS Pilani Rajasthan 77-82 Batch Alumni.html
• BITSAA Delhi Golden Jubilee - A milestone for alumni movement in India
• Tomorrow's Leader Today from BITS Pilani Rajasthan
• India's Pride Prof M S Swaminathan lecture at BITS Pilani Rajasthan
• For HRD Texmaco Kolkata signs MoU with BITS Pilani Rajasthan
• Prof L K Maheshwari VC BITS Pilani Rajasthan at Kala Mandir Kolkata
• Prof MS Swaminathan's Inspiring Talk on Biotechnology and Food Security at BITS Pilani Rajasthan
• Green Revolution Champion Prof M S Swaminathan at BITS Pilani

Coordinates: 28°22′N, 75°36′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...