Chishankhugadhi Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Okhaldhunga District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 13,844, comprising 6,784 males (49.0%) and 7,060 females (51.0%), with a literacy rate of 74.78%. Spanning 126.91 square kilometers, Chishankhugadhi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 109 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Chishankhugadhi has 39 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 38 are public. The breakdown includes 29 pre-schools, 39 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Chhatra Pragati Secondary School, Saraswati Secondary School Bitalav Okhaldhunga, Jalpa Secondary School Kalimati, Jalpa Secondary School Diyale Okhaldhunga, and Parijat Smrittee Basic School.