| Shivalaya Rural Municipality | |
| Native Name: | शिवालय गाउँपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Rural Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 28.66°N 81.95°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karnali Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jajarkot |
| Subdivision Type3: | Wards |
| Subdivision Name3: | 9 |
| Government Type: | Rural Council |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Mr. Narendra Kumar Shahi (NCP) |
| Leader Title1: | Vice-chairperson |
| Leader Name1: | Mrs. Kumari Thapa (NCP) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 10 March 2017 |
| Area Total Km2: | 134.26 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 15,269 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | NST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Blank Name: | Headquarter |
| Blank Info: | Sima |
Shivalaya Rural Municipality (Nepali: शिवालय गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality located in Jajarkot District of Karnali Province of Nepal.[1] [2] [3]
According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, Shivalaya has an area of 134.26km2 and the total population of the rural municipality is 15,269 as of 2011 Nepal census.
Sima, Thala Raikar and Junga Thapachaur which previously were all separate Village development committees merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level bodies.
The rural municipality is divided into total 9 wards and the headquarters of this newly formed rural municipality is situated at Sima.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Shivalaya Rural Municipality had a population of 15,269. Of these, 99.9% spoke Nepali and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 56.5% were Chhetri, 14.8% Kami, 11.7% Thakuri, 6.6% Hill Brahmin, 4.3% Damai/Dholi, 3.7% Magar, 0.9% Badi, 0.8% Sarki, 0.7% Dhobi and 0.1% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 100.0% were Hindu.[6]
In terms of literacy, 59.2% could read and write, 2.6% could only read and 38.2% could neither read nor write.[7]