Shivalaya 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 14,776, comprising 7,298 males (49.4%) and 7,478 females (50.6%), with a literacy rate of 78.31%. Spanning 134.26 square kilometers, Shivalaya Rural Municipality exhibits the population density of 110 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), Shivalaya has 52 schools. Of these, 1 are private and 51 are public. The breakdown includes 48 pre-schools, 42 basic schools, and 9 secondary schools. Among the secondary schools, 3 offer +2 programs.
Some of the popular schools within the region include Nepal Rastriya Secondary School, Indra Jyoti Secondary School, Chandra Dipak Secondary School, Birendra Secondary School Jajarkot, and Saraswati Secondary School.