Madhukhali upazila on the north, Alfadanga upazila on the south, Nagarkanda and Faridpur Sadar upazilas on the east and Mohammadpur and Alfadanga upazilas on the west.

Boalmari thana, now an upazila, was established in 1982. The upazila consists of 11 union parishads, 173 mouzas and 255 villages.

Boalmari 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.

Nine-domed Satoir Shahi Jami Mosque (c. Sultan Alauddin Hussain Shah period).