Kakani Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Nuwakot District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 24,504, comprising 12,087 males (49.3%) and 12,417 females (50.7%), with a literacy rate of 69.29%. Spanning 87.97 square kilometers, Kakani Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 279 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Kakani has 41 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 40 are public. The breakdown includes 33 pre-schools, 39 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Bhawani Secondary School Nuwakot, Mukundeshwari Secondary School, Shivalaya Secondary School, Kauledevi Kakani Brighter Secondary School, and Navajiban Secondary School.