For the administrative division of Asadabad County in Hamadan province, see Darbandrud Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Darband.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 3,530 in 839 households.[4] There were 3,454 inhabitants in 934 households at the following census of 2011.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,043 in 898 households. The most populous of its 17 villages was Qeli, with 1,298 people.[2]