Thawang Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Rolpa District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 10,851, comprising 5,110 males (47.1%) and 5,741 females (52.9%), with a literacy rate of 73.33%. Spanning 191.07 square kilometers, Thawang Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 57 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 5 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Thawang has 24 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 23 are public. The breakdown includes 23 pre-schools, 22 basic schools, and 3 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 1 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Bir Balbhadra Model Secondary School, Bhanubhakta Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Jaljala Educational Academy, Himalaya Phoolbari Madhyamik Vidyalaya, and Nepal Rastriya Basic School.