[4] Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Phai, Nong Song Hong, Phon, and Chonnabot.

As of 2019[update], Thai sugar giant, the Mitr Phol Group, plans to construct a sugarcane mill and biomass power plant in the district.

The initiative will occupy 4,000 rai (640 ha; 1,600 acres) of three of the province's neighbouring districts: Non Sila, Ban Phai, and Chonnabot.

The operation will form part of the Ban Phai Bio-Hub Industrial Estate and is linked to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project.

Mitr Phol's plans have been met with some opposition from local residents.