Ekdara Rural Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Mahottari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 31,770, comprising 15,910 males (50.1%) and 15,860 females (49.9%), with a literacy rate of 58.66%. Spanning 24.0 square kilometers, Ekdara Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,324 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), Ekdara has 28 schools. Of these, 9 are private and 16 are public. The breakdown includes 26 pre-schools, 26 basic schools, and 5 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Secondary School Ekdara, Shree Janta Secondary School Kolhuwa Bageya, Janata Secondary School Halkhori, Ekdara Mount Everest English Boarding School Ekdarabela, and Ni Secondary School Baheda Jabdi.