Dungeshwor Rural Municipality is one of the 11 municipalities in Dailekh District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 14,533, comprising 6,890 males (47.4%) and 7,643 females (52.6%), with a literacy rate of 79.07%. Spanning 105.19 square kilometers, Dungeshwor Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 138 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), Dungeshwor has 31 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 29 are public. The breakdown includes 26 pre-schools, 31 basic schools, and 6 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Sita Jana Sahayog Secondary School, Janakalyan Secondary School Dailekh, Triveni Sangam Secondary School, Pipal Chautara Secondary School, and Shree Lohore English Boarding School Chupra.