# Barura Upazila Upazila, Cumilla District, Chattogram Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/cumilla/barura/

Upazila · Cumilla District 

# Barura Upazila

Barura Upazila is an upazila (sub-district) of Bangladesh in Cumilla District, Chattogram Division. It had an estimated **450,678 people** in 2022 on 247 km² (about 1,828 per km²). 228 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 62 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 450,678people (2022)
- 247km²
- 62mapped services
- 12 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Barura Upazila?

Barura Upazila had an estimated **450,678 people** in 2022 — 7.2% of Cumilla District, 58th of 406 upazilas. There are 1,202 women for every 1,000 men (above the Cumilla District figure of 1,147). Spread over 247 km², that is about **1,828 people per km²**, 45th of 406 upazilas.

28.5% of people are children under 15 and 9.6% are 65 or older; the median age is about 28 years (it is 27 across Cumilla District). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 61 children and older people.

0–4 ****41,361**

5–9 ****42,567**

10–14 ****44,480**

15–19 ****41,948**

20–24 ****36,797**

25–29 ****33,076**

30–34 ****28,731**

35–39 ****27,765**

40–44 ****25,699**

45–49 ****25,615**

50–54 ****22,494**

55–59 ****19,431**

60–64 ****17,573**

65–69 ****14,727**

70–74 ****11,643**

75–79 ****8,369**

80+ ****8,402**

Source: [UNFPA and US Census Bureau (USCB) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-bgd).

## Where is Barura Upazila?

Barura Upazila lies in [Cumilla District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/cumilla/), [Chattogram Division](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/), [Bangladesh](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/). It borders 7 other upazilas: [Adarsha Sadar Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/cumilla/adarsha-sadar/), [Chandina Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/cumilla/chandina/), [Kachua Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/chandpur/kachua/), [Laksam Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/cumilla/laksam/), [Lalmai Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/cumilla/lalmai/), [Sadar Dakkhin Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/cumilla/sadar-dakkhin/) and [Shahrasti Upazila](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/chandpur/shahrasti/). By area it is the 261st largest of 507 upazilas in Bangladesh. It covers 8.0% of [Cumilla District](https://wherepedia.org/bangladesh/chattogram/cumilla/). The centre of Barura Upazila is about 76 km in a straight line from Dhaka, the capital. The centre point is at 23.3569° N, 91.0400° E.

Source: [Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-bgd).

## Things to see in and around Barura Upazila

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Barura Upazila: 1 castle or fort.

- Mozammal Hoque Villa · castle or fort

### Nearby, outside Barura Upazila

- Magic Paradise Park · theme park, Cumilla City Corporation11 km
- Shaheed Minar · memorial, Cumilla City Corporation12 km
- Mainamati Museum · museum, Cumilla City Corporation12 km
- Shalban Bihar · archaeological site, Cumilla City Corporation13 km
- Rupban Mura · archaeological site, Cumilla City Corporation13 km
- Itakhola Mura · archaeological site, Adarsha Sadar13 km
- কর্নেল মুড়া · archaeological site, Adarsha Sadar13 km
- Latikot Mura · ruins, Adarsha Sadar13 km
- Palace of King Bhoj · archaeological site, Adarsha Sadar13 km
- Kutia Mura · ruins, Adarsha Sadar14 km
- Beltali Gate, Comilla · city gate, Sadar Dakkhin14 km
- Kotila Mura · attraction, Adarsha Sadar14 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Barura Upazila

- Time zoneUTC+6, no daylight saving · Asia/Dhaka
- CurrencyTaka (BDT)
- Country calling code+880
- LanguagesBengali, English
- Plug typesType A, C, G, K · 220 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format4 digits (####)

### Nearest airports

- Agartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (IXA) · Agartala62 km
- Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) · Dhaka85 km

### Nearest railway station

Lalmai Railway Station (Sadar Dakkhin), about 11 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.6 hours, sunrise around 05:08) and shortest in Dec (about 10.7 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:12).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Barura Upazila

Open gazetteers list **228 villages, towns and localities** in Barura Upazila. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 16 m above sea level (median 12 m).

- Adda
- Adra
- Aganogor
- Agānagar
- Akusar
- Amrātali
- Anailkota
- Arifpur
- Arjuntala
- Arāi
- Ashtodona
- Aswādia
- Badarpur
- Bara Harīpur
- Bara Hāngina
- Bara Putia
- Barura
- Barāhātua
- Bejimāra
- Beki
- Belbhoj
- Beolāin
- Betua
- Bhaiskhola
- Bhatua
- Bhawānipur
- Bhoiskhola
- Bhābāgrām
- Bhārul
- Bhāteswar
- Bijaipur
- Boālia
- Bāghmāra
- Bālua
- Chaliatoli
- Chandīpur
- Chengehata
- Chengāhāta
- Chhiktipāra
- Chhota Bhawānīpur
- Chhota Bhātua
- Chhota Bārera
- Chhota Harīpur
- Chhota Nischintāpur
- Chhota Putia
- Chhuri Cho
- Chitadda
- Chori
- Chālia
- Dakshin Deora
- Dakshin Payālgāchha
- Dakshin Tulagaon
- Dalua
- Daniswar
- Daspara
- Daulatpur
- Deora
- Deorpār
- Dhuliāmuri
- Dighalia
- Dimdol
- Doghai
- Dumuria
- Dutiāpur
- Dāburia
- East Gobindāpur
- Egarogram
- Egārahgaon
- Ekbaria
- Ekbāria
- Fenua
- Galimpur
- Ganakkhuli
- Gandāmāra
- Gazāria
- Ghoshaya
- Ghospa
- Gohinkhāli
- Gopālnagar
- Gālimpur
- Habirgaon
- Hariahpur
- Herpeti
- Hālgaon
- Hātpukuria
- Jagdāsār
- Jaikāmta
- Jalam
- Jalampur
- Jalgao
- Jhikatia
- Jhāguria
- Jhāpua
- Jibanpur
- Jinsār
- Jogdasar
- Jorpukuria
- Joynagar
- Jālgaon
- Jānara
- Jāngālia
- Jāspur
- Kaiyāni
- Kalākhāl
- Kamedda
- Karia
- Kasāmi
- Khagua
- Khaichara
- Khataya
- Khoyratpara
- Khārul
- Khātla
- Krishnapur
- Kāchi Pukuria
- Kājkāmta
- Kākairtala
- Kālara
- Kālikāpur
- Kālocho
- Kānchanpur
- Kāsadda
- Laghnasār
- Lakshmīpur
- Madhupur
- Madhya Lakshmīpur
- Magji
- Magpurkharia
- Mahīdpur
- Maisār
- Manduk
- Mandārtali
- Manohara
- Manoharpur
- Manua
- Mathurāpur
- Modhupur
- Mudarganj
- Muggaon
- Muhammadpur
- Mura Bazal
- Muriāra
- Murārpar
- Mājpukuria
- Nabīpur
- Nachārpār
- Narendrapur
- Narinda
- Narsinghāpur
- Nayāpāra
- Nischintāpur
- North Balua
- North Barua
- North Sālukia
- North Tulāgaon
- Nāgirpār
- Nālua
- Nātehār
- Odda
- Padua
- Pakāmāra
- Parānpur
- Pedda
- Perpeti
- Phalkāmuri
- Pihār
- Pilgiri
- Pombāish
- Pomtola
- Pumtala
- Purankadba
- Pushkarinirpār
- Pānchpukuria
- Pānchthubi
- Pāra Bāghmāra
- Rajapur
- Ranāitali
- Rājpur
- Rāmmohan
- Rārhi
- Samaspur
- Sarābati
- Shailkhali
- Shialora
- Shikārpur
- Shilmuri
- Shushunda
- Shyāmpur
- Sialora
- Silunia
- Singha Cho
- Singur
- Solāpukuria
- Somargoan
- Sonāimuri
- South Balua
- South Krishnapu
- Srīpur
- Sudra
- Sundardūāl
- Susunda
- Sāhārpadua
- Sāil Cho
- Sākpur
- Sānandākāra
- Sātbāria
- Sāudmāra
- Talāgrām
- Teonāi
- Tārābāria
- Tārāpukuria
- Uttar Payālgāchha
- Vangua
- Vishnupur
- Vobanipur
- West Baraia
- West Bāghmāra
- West Gobindapur
- West Padua
- West Sātbāria
- Ādampur
- Ādda
- Ādra Rāmchandrapur
- Ākusār
- Āmtali
- ঝলম
- ফলকামুরি
- শরাপতি

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Barura Upazila and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Cumilla District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (17 °C). About 2,395 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (468 mm) and the driest Jan (11 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 17 11 

Feb 21 20 

Mar 26 56 

Apr 29 166 

May 29 330 

Jun 28 439 

Jul 28 468 

Aug 28 366 

Sep 27 292 

Oct 26 187 

Nov 22 40 

Dec 18 20 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Barura Upazila

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital বরুড়া ইবনে সিনা হসপিটাল · Barura 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.37635&mlon=91.05828#map=17/23.37635/91.05828) 

Bank Sonali Bank · Barura 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.37600&mlon=91.05273#map=17/23.37600/91.05273) 

ATM IBBL ATM · Adarsha Sadar 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.47870&mlon=91.11873#map=17/23.47870/91.11873) 

Petrol pump National Filling Station · Sadar Dakkhin 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.37081&mlon=91.15336#map=17/23.37081/91.15336) 

Hotel Nilkunjo Resort - নীলকুঞ্জ রিসোর্ট · Cumilla City Corporation 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.42464&mlon=91.13631#map=17/23.42464/91.13631) 

Mall Patwary Shopping Complex · Barura 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.37575&mlon=91.05400#map=17/23.37575/91.05400) 

School Nessa Orphanage Madrasa নেসা এতিমখানা মাদরাসা পয়ালগাছা বরুড়া কুমিল্লা · Barura 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.35519&mlon=91.03979#map=17/23.35519/91.03979) 

College Barura Shaheed Smriti Govt. College · Barura 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.37485&mlon=91.04836#map=17/23.37485/91.04836) 

Police station Barura Thana · Barura 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=23.37535&mlon=91.05253#map=17/23.37535/91.05253) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Barura Upazila

Places mapped inside Barura Upazila in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals10
- Banks7
- Shopping malls3
- Schools25
- Colleges and universities8
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants6
- Police stations1
- Dental clinics1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other upazilas in Cumilla District

- Adarsha Sadar
- Brahmanpara
- Burichang
- Chandina
- Chauddagram
- Cumilla City Corporation
- Daudkandi
- Debidwar
- Homna
- Laksam
- Lalmai
- Manoharganj
- Meghna
- Muradnagar
- Nangalkot
- Sadar Dakkhin
- Titas

## Quick answers

- Where is Barura Upazila?In Cumilla District, Chattogram Division, Bangladesh
- What is the population of Barura Upazila?450,678 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Barura Upazila?About 28 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Barura Upazila?About 1,828 people per km²
- What borders Barura Upazila?Adarsha Sadar Upazila, Chandina Upazila, Kachua Upazila, Laksam Upazila, Lalmai Upazila, Sadar Dakkhin Upazila and Shahrasti Upazila
- What is there to see in Barura Upazila?Mozammal Hoque Villa
- What time zone is Barura Upazila in?UTC+6
- What currency is used in Barura Upazila?Taka (BDT)
- What language is spoken in Barura Upazila?Bengali, English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Barura Upazila?228 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Barura Upazila?Settlements lie between 6 m and 16 m
- What is the best time to visit Barura Upazila?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Barura Upazila?বরুড়া ইবনে সিনা হসপিটাল, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Barura Upazila?Sonali Bank, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Barura Upazila?IBBL ATM, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Barura Upazila?National Filling Station, about 12 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Barura Upazila?10 mapped
- How many banks are in Barura Upazila?7 mapped
- What is the P-code of Barura Upazila?BD20190009 (OCHA common operational dataset)