Pancheshwar Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Baitadi District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,796, comprising 8,160 males (45.9%) and 9,636 females (54.1%), with a literacy rate of 76.26%. Spanning 120.41 square kilometers, Pancheshwar Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 148 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), Pancheshwar has 33 schools. Of these, 33 are public. The breakdown includes 20 pre-schools, 33 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Dugrikhan Secondary School, Devthala Secondary School, Kulau Secondary School Baitadi, Jayapur Secondary School, and Jabalpur Secondary School Baitadi.