Tinau Rural Municipality is one of the 10 municipalities in Palpa District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,777, comprising 8,451 males (47.5%) and 9,326 females (52.5%), with a literacy rate of 81.92%. Spanning 202.0 square kilometers, Tinau Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 88 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 6 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Tinau has 38 schools. Of these, 38 are public. The breakdown includes 28 pre-schools, 38 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 6 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Dobhan Secondary School, Tilottama Secondary School Palpa, Yuwa Barsha Secondary School, Prithivi Prakash Secondary School, and Gyanodaya Secondary School.