Mahalaxmi Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Lalitpur District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 123,116, comprising 62,399 males (50.7%) and 60,717 females (49.3%), with a literacy rate of 79.97%. Spanning 26.51 square kilometers, Mahalaxmi Municipality exhibits the population density of 4,644 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), Mahalaxmi has 73 schools. Of these, 55 are private and 16 are public. The breakdown includes 44 pre-schools, 59 basic schools, and 47 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 12 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include United School, Nepal Don Bosco School/College, Mahendra Adarsha Secondary School, Pawan Prakriti English Secondary School, and Gamvir Samudra Setu Secondary School.