Barura (Bengali: বরুড়া) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

[5] According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Barura Upazila had 82,588 households and a population of 405,118.

Barura has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 52.08%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1129 females per 1000 males.

[7][8] Barura Upazila is divided into Barura Municipality and 15 Union Parishads: Aganagar, Bhabanipur, Uttar Khoshbas, Dakshin Khoshbas, Chitodda, Jhalam, Uttar Shilmuri, Dakshin Shilmuri, Adda, Adra, Shakpur, Galimpur, Vauksar, Laxmipur and Payalgacha.

Shafiuddin Shamim was elected to parliament for Comilla-8 as an Awami League candidate in 2024.