Mahottari Rural Municipality is one of the 15 municipalities in Mahottari District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 28,807, comprising 14,012 males (48.6%) and 14,795 females (51.4%), with a literacy rate of 60.37%. Spanning 28.08 square kilometers, Mahottari Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 1,026 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), Mahottari has 23 schools. Of these, 9 are private and 11 are public. The breakdown includes 18 pre-schools, 23 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Ramdaras Sarbodaya Secondary School, Janata Secondary School Madai Ugripatti, Secondary School Parsa Raghunath, Rastriya Basic School Harihirduwa, and Shree Laxminarayan Basic School.