Barekot Rural Municipality is one of the 7 municipalities in Jajarkot District of Karnali Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 22,005, comprising 11,035 males (50.1%) and 10,970 females (49.9%), with a literacy rate of 78.62%. Spanning 577.5 square kilometers, Barekot Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 38 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), Barekot has 53 schools. Of these, 53 are public. The breakdown includes 52 pre-schools, 44 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 2 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Birendra Aishwary Secondary School, Sita Secondary School Karkijiula, Dipendra Madhyamik Bidhyalaya, Dipendra Madhyamik Bidhyalaya, and Kalika Adarsha Madhyamik Bidhyalaya.