Phalgunanda Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Panchthar District of Koshi Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 21,289, comprising 10,407 males (48.9%) and 10,882 females (51.1%), with a literacy rate of 80.85%. Spanning 107.52 square kilometers, Phalgunanda Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 198 people per square kilometer. Administratively, it is divided into 7 wards.
According to the latest publicly available report of the Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD), Phalgunanda has 45 schools. Of these, 5 are private and 40 are public. The breakdown includes 32 pre-schools, 45 basic schools, and 13 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 9 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Ghurbise Panchami Secondary School, Jay Narayan Adarsha Secondary School, Pathibhara English Boarding School, Satyahangma Secondary School, and Siddhadevi Secondary School.