Gaushala Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Mahottari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 72,481, comprising 36,250 males (50.0%) and 36,231 females (50.0%), with a literacy rate of 60.97%. Spanning 144.73 square kilometers, Gaushala Municipality exhibits the population density of 501 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Gaushala has 55 schools. Of these, 21 are private and 28 are public. The breakdown includes 39 pre-schools, 54 basic schools, and 17 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shree Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Nigaul, Bhanubhakta Memorial Secondary English School, Tribhuvan Secondary School Mahottari, Shree Janata Secondary School (Mahottari), and Shree Janta Madhyamik Vidhyalaya, Rajkhor.