At the 2006 National Census, its population was 955 in 184 households, when it was in the former Margown District of Boyer-Ahmad County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,172 people in 268 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,059 people in 261 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
In October 2018, Margown District was separated from Boyer-Ahmad County in the establishment of Margown County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Margown as its capital.[6]
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