Simkot Rural Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Humla District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 11,935, comprising 6,047 males (50.7%) and 5,888 females (49.3%), with a literacy rate of 66.41%. Spanning 785.89 square kilometers, Simkot Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 15 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), Simkot has 25 schools. Of these, 3 are private and 22 are public. The breakdown includes 19 pre-schools, 25 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Manasarobar Secondary School, Balmandir Secondary School, Saipal Himal Secondary School, Kailash Bodhi School Simkot, and Karnali Secondary School Chauganphaya.