Marma 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 15,124, comprising 7,232 males (47.8%) and 7,892 females (52.2%), with a literacy rate of 77.08%. Spanning 208.06 square kilometers, Marma Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 73 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), Marma has 46 schools. Of these, 46 are public. The breakdown includes 32 pre-schools, 45 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Shree Latinath Secondary School Raskot, Shree Lambagar Basic School Marma-2, Darchula, Shree Durgeshwary Secondary School Gholjar, Tapoban Secondary School, and Shree Salledhar Secondary School.