Gokulganga Rural Municipality is one of the 8 municipalities in Ramechhap District of Bagmati Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 17,798, comprising 8,553 males (48.1%) and 9,245 females (51.9%), with a literacy rate of 71.64%. Spanning 198.4 square kilometers, Gokulganga Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 90 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), Gokulganga has 33 schools. Of these, 33 are public. The breakdown includes 28 pre-schools, 32 basic schools, and 7 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 5 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Janajagrit Secondary School Ramechhap, Sharada Secondary School Those Ramechhap, Kamala Devi Secondary School, Gokul Ganga Secondary School, and Shree Secondary School, Gokulganga-6, Pharpu.