Chandrapur Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Rautahat District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 81,807, comprising 40,304 males (49.3%) and 41,503 females (50.7%), with a literacy rate of 70.85%. Spanning 249.96 square kilometers, Chandrapur Municipality exhibits the population density of 327 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Chandrapur has 74 schools. Of these, 22 are private and 51 are public. The breakdown includes 49 pre-schools, 69 basic schools, and 23 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 12 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Jana Jyoti Secondary School Chandrapur Rautahat, Moonlight Academy Secondary School, Subalal Bhagwat Secondary School, Secondary School, Judibela, and Jana Jagriti Secondary School Rautahat.