Khatyad Rural Municipality is one of the 4 municipalities in Mugu District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 18,832, comprising 9,513 males (50.5%) and 9,319 females (49.5%), with a literacy rate of 69.95%. Spanning 281.12 square kilometers, Khatyad Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 67 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Khatyad has 50 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 49 are public. The breakdown includes 38 pre-schools, 45 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Lokpriya Secondary School, Mahadev Masta Model Secondary School, Sarwodaya Secondary School, Panchodaya Secondary School Mugu, and Shree Bhagawati Secondary School.