Babai Rural Municipality is part of Dang District in Lumbini Province, extending over 257.5 square kilometers. Formed by merging Panchkule and Purandhara, it is divided into 7 wards. The administrative center of this rural municipality is located in Hapure.
Babai Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Dang District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 30,968, comprising 14,446 males (46.6%) and 16,522 females (53.4%), with a literacy rate of 78.01%. Spanning 257.48 square kilometers, Babai Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 120 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Babai has 41 schools. Of these, 7 are private and 33 are public. The breakdown includes 35 pre-schools, 37 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Janakalyan Secondary School Babai Dang, People'S Land Secondary English Boarding School, Janata Secondary School Hansapur Dang, Great Ideal English Boarding School, and Purandhara Everest Academy.