At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 8,071 in 1,564 households.[5] There were 9,358 inhabitants in 2,200 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Mehran District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,272 in 1,888 households. The most populous of its 27 villages was Podol, with 1,276 people.[2]