Daulatpur (Manikganj) and Ghior upazilas on the north, Harirampur and Char Bhadrasan upazilas on the south, Ghior and Harirampur upazilas on the east, Bera upazila on the west.

Shivalaya thana was established in 1919 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 7 union parishads, 202 mouzas and 236 villages.

Shivalaya Upazila is located in Manikganj District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Manikganj are Daulatpur Upazila, Ghior Upazila, Harirampur Upazila, Manikganj Sadar Upazila, Saturia Upazila, Shivalaya Upazila, Singair Upazila.

Ekdala Fort (Amdala, Sivalaya), Katasgarh Fort, Dhakijora Fort, Daschira Buddha-vihara and Stupa, Navaratna Math (Teota), Teota zamindar-bari, Machain Masjid, tomb of Shah Rustam (Machain), Tepra Kali-mandir, Sreebari (Tepra), Neel-kuthi at Teota.