Ishanath Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Rautahat District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 51,855, comprising 25,772 males (49.7%) and 26,083 females (50.3%), with a literacy rate of 56.47%. Spanning 35.17 square kilometers, Ishanath Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,474 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Ishanath has 27 schools. Of these, 12 are private and 14 are public. The breakdown includes 20 pre-schools, 26 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Secondary School Mathiya, Janata Secondary School Auraiya, Bisheshwar Prasad Koirala Adarsha Secondary School, Janata Secondary School, and Kala Kunj English Boarding School.