Barhatta upazila on the north, Madan and Kendua upazilas on the south, Mohanganj upazila on the east Netrokona Sadar upazilas on the west.

Atpara thana, now an upazila, was established in 1926. The upazila consists of seven union parishads, 139 mouzas and 175 villages.

Atpara Upazila is located in Netrokona District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Netrokona are Atpara Upazila, Barhatta Upazila, Durgapur Upazila, Kalmakanda Upazila, Kendua Upazila, Khaliajuri Upazila, Madan Upazila, Mohanganj Upazila, Netrokona Sadar Upazila, Purbadhala Upazila.

Three domed Saramushia-Haripur Mosque (Mughal period), remnants of building and Shiva Mondir of Roy Bari (zamindar) of Rameshwarpur and the remnants of seven buildings on the Nurundi River bed.