Mathagadhi Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Palpa District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 24,053, comprising 11,184 males (46.5%) and 12,869 females (53.5%), with a literacy rate of 63.76%. Spanning 215.49 square kilometers, Mathagadhi Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 112 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Mathagadhi has 44 schools. Of these, 4 are private and 40 are public. The breakdown includes 38 pre-schools, 43 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Divya Jyoti Secondary School, Saubhagya Secondary School, Kisan Secondary School Mathagadhi Palpa, Mount Valley English School, and Sun Rise Public English Boarding School.