Guthichaur Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Jumla District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 10,922, comprising 5,381 males (49.3%) and 5,541 females (50.7%), with a literacy rate of 69.19%. Spanning 427.0 square kilometers, Guthichaur Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 26 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Guthichaur has 13 schools. Of these, 13 are public. The breakdown includes 12 pre-schools, 12 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Khadgadevi Secondary School, Satyabadi Secondary School, Shankar Secondary School, Tribhuwan Secondary School Guthichaur, and Tinmase Basic School Gadhigaun.