Malarani Rural Municipality is one of the 6 municipalities in Arghakhanchi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 24,150, comprising 10,769 males (44.6%) and 13,381 females (55.4%), with a literacy rate of 76.72%. Spanning 101.06 square kilometers, Malarani Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 239 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), Malarani has 66 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 61 are public. The breakdown includes 60 pre-schools, 64 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Siddhartha Secondary School, Aadarsha Secondary School Arghakhanchi, Surya Secondary School, Shanti Secondary School Malarani Arghakhanchi, and Kalika Ne.Ra. Secondary School.