Rurukshetra Rural Municipality is one of the 12 municipalities in Gulmi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 16,597, comprising 7,607 males (45.8%) and 8,990 females (54.2%), with a literacy rate of 82.73%. Spanning 67.38 square kilometers, Rurukshetra Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 246 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), Rurukshetra has 41 schools. Of these, 2 are private and 39 are public. The breakdown includes 35 pre-schools, 37 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Janabodh Secondary School, Ridi Secondary School, Shree Rainbow English Secondary Boarding School, Rastriya Secondary School Gulmi, and Janajyoti Secondary School Rimuwa Gulmi.