Kanakasundari Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Jumla District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 13,625, comprising 6,734 males (49.4%) and 6,891 females (50.6%), with a literacy rate of 68.27%. Spanning 225.39 square kilometers, Kanakasundari Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 60 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), Kanakasundari has 30 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 29 are public. The breakdown includes 26 pre-schools, 28 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Kanaka Sundari Secondary School, Malika Secondary School Khichchane, Pandabgupha Secondary School, Nepal Rastriya Secondary School, and Basic School Goruchaur.