Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality is one of the 5 municipalities in Kaski District of Gandaki Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 22,898, comprising 11,173 males (48.8%) and 11,725 females (51.2%), with a literacy rate of 80.26%. Spanning 544.58 square kilometers, Machhapuchchhre Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 42 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Machhapuchchhre has 45 schools. Of these, 6 are private and 39 are public. The breakdown includes 38 pre-schools, 44 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 8 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Machhapuchhre Secondary School, Sangam Boarding School, Sagar Memorial Boarding School, Shree Gauri Shankar Manilal Secondary School, and Mahendra Secondary School.