Shuklaphanta Municipality is one of the 9 municipalities in Kanchanpur District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the municipality has a total population of 53,969, comprising 24,584 males (45.6%) and 29,385 females (54.4%), with a literacy rate of 77.14%. Spanning 162.57 square kilometers, Shuklaphanta Municipality exhibits the population density of 332 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 12 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Shuklaphanta has 57 schools. Of these, 22 are private and 33 are public. The breakdown includes 38 pre-schools, 55 basic schools, and 19 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the municipal area include Rastriya Secondary School Shuklaphanta, Shree Suryodaya Public Secondary School, Anirudra Secondary School, Shuklaphanta- 05, Bansamiti, West Point English Boarding Secondary School, and Dharma Janata Secondary School.