Karaiyamai Rural Municipality is one of the 16 municipalities in Bara District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 29,165, comprising 14,651 males (50.2%) and 14,514 females (49.8%), with a literacy rate of 65.18%. Spanning 47.69 square kilometers, Karaiyamai Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 612 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), Karaiyamai has 27 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 21 are public. The breakdown includes 27 pre-schools, 27 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Jana Saamudaayik Secondary School, Shree Janata Secondary School, Shree Nepal Rashtriy Madhyamik Bidhyalay, Itahar, Shree Nepal National Secondry School Pipara Bajar, and Shree Nepal Rastriya Basic School Tetariya.