Madhuwan Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Bardiya District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 50,739, comprising 23,310 males (45.9%) and 27,429 females (54.1%), with a literacy rate of 76.52%. Spanning 129.73 square kilometers, Madhuwan Municipality exhibits the population density of 391 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), Madhuwan has 39 schools. Of these, 12 are private and 25 are public. The breakdown includes 34 pre-schools, 39 basic schools, and 12 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Nepal Rastriya Namuna Secondary School Bardiya, Araniko English Boarding School, Gurans Secondary School, Bardiya, Nepal Rastriya Secondary School Madhuwan Bardiya, and Tribhuwan Secondary School.