Gulmidarbar 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 19,296, comprising 8,406 males (43.6%) and 10,890 females (56.4%), with a literacy rate of 82.1%. Spanning 79.99 square kilometers, Gulmidarbar Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 241 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), Gulmidarbar has 31 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 29 are public. The breakdown includes 27 pre-schools, 28 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Thulopokhara Secondary School, Green Bud Boarding School, Ishwari Secondary School, Runkha Daha Secondary School, and Suryodaya Secondary School Gulmi.