The Bhagirathi River splits the district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east.

Kandi subdivision lies in the Mayurakshi Dwaraka plain in the south-eastern corner of the Rarh region.

[1][2] Murshidabad district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[3] Kandi subdivision has 5 police stations, 5 community development blocks, 5 panchayat samitis, 50 gram panchayats, 552 mouzas, 510 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 1 census town.

The eastern portion of the Bhagirathi, an alluvial tract, is very fertile for growing Aus paddy, jute and rabi crops.

[14] The following institutions are located in Kandi subdivision: The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Murshidabad district.