Barela is a town and

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Jabalpur district Jabalpur district () is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The area of the district is 5,198 km2 with population of 2,463,289 (2011 census). As of ...

in the state of

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. Its other name is Dharmnagri.

Geography

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Demographics

India

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, 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. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

Cities and towns in Jabalpur district {{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub