Barahakshetra Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Sunsari District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 91,087, comprising 42,997 males (47.2%) and 48,090 females (52.8%), with a literacy rate of 77.94%. Spanning 222.09 square kilometers, Barahakshetra Municipality exhibits the population density of 410 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 11 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Barahakshetra has 87 schools. Of these, 31 are private and 52 are public. The breakdown includes 66 pre-schools, 86 basic schools, and 34 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Jagannath Ded Raj Janata Secondary School, Morning Star School, Prakashpur Dover English Academy, Moon Beam Academy, and Janata Secondary School Madhuvan Sunsari.