| Barela | |
| Other Name: | Dharmnagri |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.1°N 80.05°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jabalpur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 405 |
| Population Total: | 10874 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Registration Plate: | MP |
| Iso Code: | IN-MP |
Barela is a town and nagar parishad in Jabalpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Its other name is Dharmnagri.
Barela is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of .
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. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.