At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,824 in 550 households, when it was in the former Khomam District of Rasht County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,849 people in 588 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,901 people in 673 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
In August 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khomam County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Khomam as its capital and only city. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[6]
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