Purbakhola Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Palpa District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 16,052, comprising 7,093 males (44.2%) and 8,959 females (55.8%), with a literacy rate of 81.03%. Spanning 138.05 square kilometers, Purbakhola Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 116 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), Purbakhola has 38 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 37 are public. The breakdown includes 30 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Udbuddha Secondary School, Ganapati Secondary School, Matribhumi Secondary School, Janamarg Secondary School, and Shambhu Secondary School, Jherudi.