Bagchaur Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Salyan District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 34,021, comprising 16,474 males (48.4%) and 17,547 females (51.6%), with a literacy rate of 79.75%. Spanning 163.14 square kilometers, Bagchaur Municipality exhibits the population density of 209 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Bagchaur has 70 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 66 are public. The breakdown includes 63 pre-schools, 70 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Jana Kalyan Secondary School Salyan, Saraswati Secondary School Shivarath, Durga Saraswati Secondary School Banphukhola, Bal Kanya Secondary School Kotbara, Salyan, and Secondary Schoo Lastam Banechaur.