Shahidnagar Municipality is one of the 18 municipalities in Dhanusha District of Madhesh Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 53,812, comprising 26,208 males (48.7%) and 27,604 females (51.3%), with a literacy rate of 57.76%. Spanning 57.37 square kilometers, Shahidnagar Municipality exhibits the population density of 938 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 9 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Shahidnagar has 46 schools. Of these, 12 are private and 29 are public. The breakdown includes 42 pre-schools, 46 basic schools, and 4 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Shree Janta Ekai Secondary School, Shree Secondary School Mahuliya, Janta Adharbhut Vidhyalay Kumvakaran, Ra Adharbhut Vidhyalay, and S. N. R. Janta Secondary School.