Surnaya Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Baitadi District of Sudurpashchim Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,945, comprising 8,285 males (46.2%) and 9,660 females (53.8%), with a literacy rate of 74.85%. Spanning 124.52 square kilometers, Surnaya Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 144 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), Surnaya has 44 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 37 are public. The breakdown includes 31 pre-schools, 43 basic schools, and 14 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 7 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Rastriya Secondary School Baitadi, Basudev Secondary School Baitadi, Shankar Sanskrit Secondary School, Bhumiraj Secondary School Dhole, and Uchchakot Secondary School Gurkeli.