Pilania is a gotra (clan) of Jats. They take their name from Pilani, the CITY in the Indian state of Rajasthan whence they hail. Most of the pilania are from Banhapur (Bulandshar).
Gyan Prakash Pilania (Hindi: ज्ञानप्रकाश पिलाणिया) (born February 18, 1932) is an eminent person of Rajasthan in India. He is presently member of Rajya Sabha, Bharatiya Janta Party, from Rajasthan. He is a social reformer and leader of farmers in Rajasthan. He belonged to the Indian Police Service. He was born in a Jat Hindu family of Pilania gotra in village Amarpura of district Ganganagar in Rajasthan, India.