Banteay Chhmar has a population of some 3,600 families, totalling about 15,200 people.
There are just nine home-stays in the village, offering 30 rooms, which translates to a capacity of 25 to 50 visitors a night. A total of 70 villagers are currently involved in the project in different ways, providing transport, cooking meals, working as guides, operating ox cart rides, and entertaining guests with performances of classical Khmer music during dinner (also enchantingly set by the temple).