Kachankawal Rural Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Jhapa District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 41,317, comprising 19,557 males (47.3%) and 21,760 females (52.7%), with a literacy rate of 74%. Spanning 109.45 square kilometers, Kachankawal Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 377 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), Kachankawal has 51 schools. Of these, 10 are private and 32 are public. The breakdown includes 33 pre-schools, 51 basic schools, and 16 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Laxmi Prasad Devkota Secondary School, Laxmi Secondary School Baniyani Jhapa, Pathariya Secondary School, Shree Swarnim Shikshya Sadan Secondary School, and Shree Moti Secondary School.