Sylhet Sadar upazila on the north, Rajnagar upazila on the south, Fenchuganj upazila on the east, Bishwanath and Jagannathpur upazilas on the west.

Balaganj thana was established in 1882 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 14 union parishads, 241 mouzas and 467 villages.

Balaganj Upazila is located in Sylhet District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Sylhet are Balaganj Upazila, Beanibazar Upazila, Bishwanath Upazila, Companiganj Upazila, Fenchuganj Upazila, Golabganj Upazila, Gowainghat Upazila, Jaintiapur Upazila, Kanaighat Upazila, Sylhet Sadar Upazila, Zakiganj Upazila.

Akhra of Gauranga Mahaprabhu, remnants of Nagandra Das Chowdhury's residence, temple of Chandranath Sharma (Babnobazar).