Paba upazila and Shah Makhdum thana on the north, ganges (Padma) river and West Bengal state of india on the south, motihar and Paba thanas on the east and Godagari upazila on the west.

Boalia thana was established in 1987. It consists of 25 wards and 144 mouzas.

Boalia Thana is located in Rajshahi District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Rajshahi are Bagha Upazila, Bagmara Upazila, Boalia Thana, Charghat Upazila, Durgapur Upazila, Godagari Upazila, Matihar Thana, Mohanpur Upazila, Paba Upazila, Puthia Upazila, Rajpara Thana, Shah Mokdum Thana, Tanore Upazila.

Tomb of Hazrat Shah Makhdum (1645), Barendra Research Museum (1910) and Bara Kuthi (eighteenth century).