Mahadevpur upazila on the north, Bagmara and Mohanpur upazilas on the south, Naogaon Sadar, Raninagar and Atrai upazilas on the east, Niamatpur and Tanore upazilas on the west.

Manda thana was turned into an upazila in 1943. It consists of 14 union parishads, 299 mouzas and 286 villages.

Manda Upazila is located in Naogaon District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Naogaon are Atrai Upazila, Badalgachhi Upazila, Dhamoirhat Upazila, Mahadevpur Upazila, Manda Upazila, Naogaon Sadar Upazila, Niamatpur Upazila, Patnitala Upazila, Porsha Upazila, Raninagar Upazila, Sapahar Upazila.

Six-domed Kushumba Shahi Mosque (1558).