Gangadev Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Rolpa District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 21,503, comprising 10,045 males (46.7%) and 11,458 females (53.3%), with a literacy rate of 77.26%. Spanning 124.38 square kilometers, Gangadev Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 173 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Gangadev has 41 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 39 are public. The breakdown includes 41 pre-schools, 40 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Siddhartha Secondary School, Buddhi Bikash Secondary And Technical School, Prithvi Narayan Secondary School, Jivan Jyoti Secondary School, and Rastriya Secondary School.