Barela is a town and nagar parishad in Jabalpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

As of 2001[update] India census, Barela had a population of 10,874.

Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%.

Barela has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate.

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