Badhaiyatal Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Bardiya District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 52,818, comprising 24,384 males (46.2%) and 28,434 females (53.8%), with a literacy rate of 76.71%. Spanning 115.19 square kilometers, Badhaiyatal Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 459 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Badhaiyatal has 48 schools. Of these, 9 are private and 36 are public. The breakdown includes 39 pre-schools, 48 basic schools, and 20 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Bardiya Academy And Polytechnic Research Center, River Queen'S School Tilkana, Krishnasar Bidya Niketan Mainapokhar, Jay Kalika Secondary School, Munalbasti, and Gyan Jyoti Secondary School.