Kaligandaki 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 15,044, comprising 7,074 males (47.0%) and 7,970 females (53.0%), with a literacy rate of 79.67%. Spanning 101.04 square kilometers, Kaligandaki Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 149 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kaligandaki has 49 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 46 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 44 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Jeevanoddhar Secondary School, Durga Bhawan Secondary School, Harmichour Secondary School, Bhagawati Secondary School, and Janakalyan Secondary School Kaligandaki Gulmi.