Godawari 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 97,633, comprising 48,140 males (49.3%) and 49,493 females (50.7%), with a literacy rate of 82.96%. Spanning 96.11 square kilometers, Godawari Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,016 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Godawari has 93 schools. Of these, 52 are private and 40 are public. The breakdown includes 74 pre-schools, 83 basic schools, and 57 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 15 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include St. Xavier’s School Godavari, Bajra Barahi Secondary School Lalitpur, Kitini Secondary School, Phulchoki Secondary School, and Pushpanjali Secondary School.