Sarkegad Rural Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Humla District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 10,688, comprising 5,363 males (50.2%) and 5,325 females (49.8%), with a literacy rate of 63.76%. Spanning 306.7 square kilometers, Sarkegad Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 35 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Sarkegad has 32 schools. Of these, 32 are public. The breakdown includes 24 pre-schools, 32 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Kot Secondry School, Anshubarma Basic School, Dewal Basic School, Devkota Basic School, and Swoyambhu Basic School.