At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District of Eqlid County) was 2,894 in 727 households.[6] There were 3,094 inhabitants in 869 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the county to join the Central District of Abadeh County.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,096 in 921 households. The most populous of its 40 villages was Khosrow Shirin, with 1,969 people.[2]
In 2018, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Bahman and Soghad District.[4]
^"INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.