At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 7,483 in 1,891 households.[5] There were 7,565 inhabitants in 2,151 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,825 in 2,459 households. The most populous of its 54 villages was Soltanabad, with 2,078 people.[2]
^Habibi, Hassan (1 June 2017) [Approved 15 July 1375]. Reforms of national divisions in Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.7504; Notification 127903/T17245K. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.