Banaripara, Wazirpur and Babuganj upazilas on the north, Rajapur upazila on the south, Barisal Sadar upazila on the east, Kawkhali (Pirojpur), Nesarabad and Banaripara upazilas on the west.

Jhalokati thana was established in 1882 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of one municipality, 9 wards, 9 union parishads, 179 mouzas and 176 villages.

Jhalokati Sadar Upazila is located in Jhalokati District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Jhalokati are Jhalokati Sadar Upazila, Kathalia Upazila, Nalchity Upazila, Rajapur Upazila.

Remnants of the Ghoshal Rajbari, old Municipal Building, Nurullahpur Math.