Lekam Rural Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Darchula District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 13,743, comprising 6,530 males (47.5%) and 7,213 females (52.5%), with a literacy rate of 75.18%. Spanning 83.98 square kilometers, Lekam Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 164 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), Lekam has 44 schools. Of these, 44 are public. The breakdown includes 27 pre-schools, 44 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Badipur Secondary School Sarmoli, Hunainath Secondary School Kuni, Shree Krishna Secondary School Lali Darchula, Malikarjun Secondary School Teligaun, and Galla Kedar Secondary School Kharkada.