Tilagufa Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Kalikot District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 16,197, comprising 8,004 males (49.4%) and 8,193 females (50.6%), with a literacy rate of 71.32%. Spanning 262.56 square kilometers, Tilagufa Municipality exhibits the population density of 62 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), Tilagufa has 36 schools. Of these, 35 are public. The breakdown includes 29 pre-schools, 36 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Mahadev Secondary School, Shiwalaya Secondary School, Kalika Secondary School Tilagufa Kalikot, Shree Durga Secondary School, and Shree Mahadev Secondary School.