Bandipur Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Tanahun District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 18,532, comprising 8,882 males (47.9%) and 9,650 females (52.1%), with a literacy rate of 79.55%. Spanning 102.0 square kilometers, Bandipur Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 182 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Bandipur has 38 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 33 are public. The breakdown includes 30 pre-schools, 35 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Manaslu English Boarding School, Pabitra Secondary School, Notre Dame Secondary School, Deepshikha School Dumre, and Bhanu Secondary School Tanahun.