Faridpur Sadar and Char Bhadrasan upazilas on the north, Muksudpur and Boalmari upazilas on the south, Bhanga and Sadarpur upazilas on the east, Char Bhadrasan upazila on the northeast and Boalmari upazila on the west.

Nagarkanda thana, now an upazila, was established in 1906. The upazila consists of 17 union parishads, 239 mouzas and 335 villages.

Nagarkanda 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.