Parashuram Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Dadeldhura District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 35,590, comprising 16,741 males (47.0%) and 18,849 females (53.0%), with a literacy rate of 78.74%. Spanning 414.07 square kilometers, Parashuram Municipality exhibits the population density of 86 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Parashuram has 65 schools. Of these, 6 are private and 58 are public. The breakdown includes 55 pre-schools, 65 basic schools, and 17 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Bhuwaneswari Secondary School Basantpur, Siddhanath Secondary, Janjyoti Secondary School, Green Valley English Boarding School, and Bhageshwor Secondary School Katal Dadeldhura.