Martadi is a town and seat of Bajura District Coordination Committee. It is also the headquarters of the Badi Malika Municipality. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,618 and had 942 houses in the town but now it has increased by growth rate of 2.62 and reached 8807.
The town and surrounding area is under the jurisdiction of the Martadi District Police.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 8,807 (4,101 Female and 4,706 Male) people living in 1,290 individual Households.
It has been conditioning the bachelor level programs with affiliation to Tribhuwan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.