Brahmanpara upazila on the north, Comilla Sadar and Barura upazila on the south, Tripura State of India on the east, Debidwar and Chandina upazilas on the west.

Burichang thana, now an upazila, was established in 1916. The upazila consists of 8 union parishads, 150 mouzas and 171 villages.

Burichang Upazila is located in Comilla District. Upazilla(s)/Thana(s) in Comilla are Barura Upazila, Brahmanpara Upazila, Burichang Upazila, Chandina Upazila, Chauddagram Upazila, Comilla Sadar Upazila, Daudkandi Upazila, Debidwar Upazila, Homna Upazila, Laksham Upazila, Muradnagar Upazila, Nangalkot Upazila.

Ranir Bangla of Rani Mainamati, wife of Raja Manik Chandra at Mainamati. Besides, many archaeological relics including image of Buddha, terracotta plucks and Buddhist relics have been discovered. These archaeological relics have great national importance of the glorious past.