Bateshwor Rural Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Dhanusha District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 21,742, comprising 10,708 males (49.3%) and 11,034 females (50.7%), with a literacy rate of 68.67%. Spanning 31.66 square kilometers, Bateshwor Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 687 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Bateshwor has 24 schools. Of these, 7 are private and 17 are public. The breakdown includes 23 pre-schools, 24 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Shiva Shakti Secondary School Dhanusha, Janapriya Secondary School, Kartik Kumar Sunshine Englishboarding School, National Basic School, and Laxmi Secondary School.