Bardagoriya Rural Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kailali District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 37,682, comprising 17,774 males (47.2%) and 19,908 females (52.8%), with a literacy rate of 75.97%. Spanning 77.26 square kilometers, Bardagoriya Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 488 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), Bardagoriya has 34 schools. Of these, 16 are private and 18 are public. The breakdown includes 30 pre-schools, 34 basic schools, and 11 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Mahunyal Secondary School Bardagoriya, Balkanya Secondary School, Shree Secondary School, Shree Jagadambike Bhagawati Secondary School, and Nawalpur Bal Batika Vidhya Mandir.