Kanchan Rural Municipality is one of the 16 municipalities in Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 42,528, comprising 19,408 males (45.6%) and 23,120 females (54.4%), with a literacy rate of 83.05%. Spanning 58.51 square kilometers, Kanchan Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 727 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kanchan has 29 schools. Of these, 10 are private and 19 are public. The breakdown includes 20 pre-schools, 29 basic schools, and 17 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Buddha Deep English Boarding Secondary School, Pragati Secondary School, Lumbini Gyan Niketan Secondary School, Rudrapur Secondary School, and Haraiya Secondary School.