Chandannath Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Jumla District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 21,036, comprising 10,399 males (49.4%) and 10,637 females (50.6%), with a literacy rate of 77.58%. Spanning 102.03 square kilometers, Chandannath Municipality exhibits the population density of 206 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Chandannath has 34 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 31 are public. The breakdown includes 25 pre-schools, 21 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Chandannath Model Secondary School, Shree Janata Madhyamik Vidhyalaya, Ratna Chudeshwor Secondary School, Karnali Secondary School, and Kanika Nisha Boarding Secondary School.