Chhatrakot Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Gulmi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 19,357, comprising 8,617 males (44.5%) and 10,740 females (55.5%), with a literacy rate of 79.19%. Spanning 87.01 square kilometers, Chhatrakot Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 222 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), Chhatrakot has 43 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 41 are public. The breakdown includes 36 pre-schools, 36 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Atmabodh Secondary School, Adarsha Secondary School Chhatrakot Gulmi, Main Danda Secondary School, Shree Jana Jagriti Secondary School, and Jana Jyoti Secondary School.