Mehendiganj on the north, Bauphal and Burhanuddin on the south, Daulatkhan on the east, Mehendiganj, Barisal Sadar and Bakerganj upazilas on the west.

Bhola thana was established in 1942 and has turned into an upazila in the early 1980s. It consists of 13 union parishads, 1 municipality, 3 wards, 112 mouzas and 122 villages.

Bhola Sadar Upazila is located in Bhola District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Bhola are Bhola Sadar Upazila, Burhanuddin Upazila, Charfasson Upazila, Daulatkhan Upazila, Lalmohan Upazila, Manpura Upazila, Tazumuddin Upazila.