Balephi Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Sindhupalchok District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,085, comprising 8,407 males (49.2%) and 8,678 females (50.8%), with a literacy rate of 72.05%. Spanning 61.6 square kilometers, Balephi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 277 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Balephi has 31 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 27 are public. The breakdown includes 26 pre-schools, 30 basic schools, and 12 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Bal Shiksha Secondary School Sindhupalchok, Shree Greenland Secondary School, Ananda Secondary School Balefi Sindhupalchok, Shree Jalapadevi Secondary School, and Saraswati Secondary School.