Bethanchowk Rural Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kavrepalanchok District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 14,959, comprising 7,150 males (47.8%) and 7,809 females (52.2%), with a literacy rate of 71.66%. Spanning 101.0 square kilometers, Bethanchowk Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 148 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), Bethanchowk has 32 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 30 are public. The breakdown includes 27 pre-schools, 32 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Parbati Secondary School, Shree Saraswoti Secondary School, Dhunkharka English Boarding School, Atmabikash Secondary School, and Shree Saraswoti Secondary School.