Goalandaghat and Harirampur upazilas on the north, Nagarkanda upazila on the south, char bhadrasan and Harirampur upazilas on the east, Boalmari, Madhukhali and rajbari sadar upazilas on the west.

Faridpur Sadar thana, now an upazila, was established in 1896. The upazila consists of 11 union parishads and 255 villages, one municipality and 9 wards.

Faridpur Sadar Upazila is located in Faridpur District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Faridpur are Alfadanga Upazila, Bhanga Upazila, Boalmari Upazila, Char Bhadrasan Upazila, Faridpur Sadar Upazila, Madhukhali Upazila, Nagarkanda Upazila, Sadarpur Upazila.

Historical Mosque at Gerda, Jagabandhu Angina (Sree Angan), tomb of Bismillah Shah.