Temal Rural Municipality is one of the 13 municipalities in Kavrepalanchok District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 16,957, comprising 8,220 males (48.5%) and 8,737 females (51.5%), with a literacy rate of 61.24%. Spanning 89.0 square kilometers, Temal Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 191 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), Temal has 39 schools. Of these, 39 are public. The breakdown includes 30 pre-schools, 39 basic schools, and 10 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Kusheshwar Secondary School, Jana Chetana Secondary School, Narayansthan Secondary School, Sarboddhwar Secondary School, and Janajyoti Secondary School.