Molung Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Okhaldhunga District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 16,440, comprising 8,027 males (48.8%) and 8,413 females (51.2%), with a literacy rate of 73.85%. Spanning 112.0 square kilometers, Molung Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 147 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), Molung has 38 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 35 are public. The breakdown includes 27 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Shivaduti Secondary School, Baruneshwor Secondary School, Kalika Secondary School, Jeevan Pradip Secondary School Harkapur, and Champadevi English Boarding School.