Chhayanath Rara Municipality is one of the 4 municipalities in Mugu District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 24,527, comprising 12,390 males (50.5%) and 12,137 females (49.5%), with a literacy rate of 70.74%. Spanning 480.67 square kilometers, Chhayanath Rara Municipality exhibits the population density of 51 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 14 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Chhayanath Rara has 49 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 45 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 48 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Mahakali Model Secondary School, Himodaya Basic School, Shree Karnali Madhyamik Vidhyalalya, Nepal Rastriya Basic School, and Prabhat Secondary School.