The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri.

[3] The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) south-west of Berhampore.

[7] Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bharatpur had a total population of 15,812, of which 8,150 (52%) were males and 7,662 (48%) were females.

The total number of literate persons in Bharatpur was 9,100 (66.08% of the population over 6 years).