Tarkeshwar Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Nuwakot District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 14,184, comprising 6,671 males (47.0%) and 7,513 females (53.0%), with a literacy rate of 65.85%. Spanning 72.62 square kilometers, Tarkeshwar Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 195 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), Tarkeshwar has 32 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 31 are public. The breakdown includes 30 pre-schools, 31 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Krishna Secondary School Nuwakot, Dansing Secondary School, Shankha Devi Secondary School, Pimaltar Secondary School, and Pipal Dada Secondary School.