Rautamai Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Udayapur District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 20,324, comprising 9,973 males (49.1%) and 10,351 females (50.9%), with a literacy rate of 74.62%. Spanning 204.08 square kilometers, Rautamai Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 100 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 8 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Rautamai has 61 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 58 are public. The breakdown includes 47 pre-schools, 60 basic schools, and 15 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Model Secondary School, Rasuwa Secondary School Udayapur, Shree Secondary School, Pashupati Secondary School, and Janta Secondary School.