Pyuthan Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Pyuthan District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 42,130, comprising 18,879 males (44.8%) and 23,251 females (55.2%), with a literacy rate of 84.46%. Spanning 128.96 square kilometers, Pyuthan Municipality exhibits the population density of 327 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 10 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Pyuthan has 61 schools. Of these, 11 are private and 50 are public. The breakdown includes 50 pre-schools, 59 basic schools, and 17 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Janata Secondary School Bagdula, Kalika Secondary English Boarding School, Public English Boarding School, Dharmawati Secondary School, and Pyuthan Valley Academy.