Kanchanrup Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Saptari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 58,466, comprising 28,639 males (49.0%) and 29,827 females (51.0%), with a literacy rate of 67.34%. Spanning 117.34 square kilometers, Kanchanrup Municipality exhibits the population density of 498 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kanchanrup has 47 schools. Of these, 16 are private and 28 are public. The breakdown includes 34 pre-schools, 46 basic schools, and 15 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Sarvodaya Secondary School Saptari, Shankar Secondary School Saptari, Mahendra Janata Secondary School, Daffodil English School, and Shree Bhrikuti Secondary School.