Panchkhal Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kavrepalanchok District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 35,521, comprising 17,212 males (48.5%) and 18,309 females (51.5%), with a literacy rate of 75.15%. Spanning 103.0 square kilometers, Panchkhal Municipality exhibits the population density of 345 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 13 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Panchkhal has 43 schools. Of these, 9 are private and 33 are public. The breakdown includes 33 pre-schools, 43 basic schools, and 20 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 10 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Panchkhal Valley Secondary English School, Golden Future Secondary School, Azad Secondary School Kavrepalanchok, Sarbamangala Secondary School, and Saraswati Shiksha Griha Secondary School.