Barakhain Union () is a union, the smallest administrative body of Bangladesh, located in Anwara Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh. The total population is 28,836.
Area The area of Barakhain Union is 4,378 acres (17.71 square kilometers).
Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Barakhain Union had a population of 28,836, of which 13,746 were males and 15,090 were females. The total number of households was 5,679.
Geography Barakhain Union is located in the south-central part of Anwara Upazila, approximately 3.5 kilometres from the upazila headquarters. It is bounded on the west by Burumchhara Union and Battali Union, on the north by Chatari Union and Anwara Union, on the east by Anwara Union, Haildhar Union, and Pukuria Union of Banshkhali Upazila, and on the south by Haildhar Union and Burumchhara Union.
Administration Barakhain Union is the 6th Union Parishad under Anwara Upazila. The administrative activities of the union fall under the jurisdiction of Anwara Thana. It is part of the Chittagong-13 (Constituency 290) of the National Parliament of Bangladesh. The villages of Barakhain Union are:
+ Villages No Village 1 Wahedpur 2 Narayanpur 3 Abdullahpur 4 Jinnotpur 5 Ramnagar 6 Noakandi 7 Putiapara 8 Rajapur 9 Subil 10 Raghabpur 11 Shibnagar 12 Kanibil 13 Tanchara 14 Burirpar 15 Saidpur 16 Hadipur 17 Machuabad 18 Khalpar 19 West Pumkara
Education According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Barakhain Union had a literacy rate of 54.5%.
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