Marchawari Rural Municipality is one of the 16 municipalities in Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province. As per the 2021 census, the rural municipality has a total population of 40,880, comprising 20,499 males (50.1%) and 20,381 females (49.9%), with a literacy rate of 68.69%. Spanning 48.55 square kilometers, Marchawari Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 842 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), Marchawari has 42 schools. Of these, 16 are private and 21 are public. The breakdown includes 40 pre-schools, 39 basic schools, and 8 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 4 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Tharki Secondary School, Shreemati Manraji Devi Secondary School, Bagauli Secondary School, Janata Secondary School, and Amawa Secondary School.