Madhupur upazila on the north, Ghatail and Bhuapur upazilas on the south, Ghatail and Madhupur upazilas on the east, Sarishabari and Bhuapur upazilas on the west.

The Gopalpur thana, now an upazila, was established in 1920. The upazila consists of one municipality, 10 union parishads, 162 mouzas and 146 villages.

Gopalpur Upazila is located in Tangail District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Tangail are Basail Upazila, Bhuapur Upazila, Delduar Upazila, Ghatail Upazila, Gopalpur Upazila, Kalihati Upazila, Madhupur Upazila, Mirzapur Upazila, Nagarpur Upazila, Sakhipur Upazila, Tangail Sadar Upazila.

Khamarbari Mosque and Anandamoi Kali Mondir.