Shuddhodhan Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Kapilvastu District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 52,861, comprising 25,961 males (49.1%) and 26,900 females (50.9%), with a literacy rate of 67.26%. Spanning 91.69 square kilometers, Shuddhodhan Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 577 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Shuddhodhan has 54 schools. Of these, 10 are private and 32 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 54 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Secondary School Thulonandanagar, Purna Keshar Secondary School, Nepal Rastriya Na Secondary School Aaurahiya, Sunlight English Boarding School, and Motibhari Madyamik Vidyalaya Labani.