At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Robat Karim County) was 7,107 in 1,691 households.[5] There were 8,258 inhabitants in 2,116 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district (except the city of Nasirshahr) had been separated from the county in the establishment of Baharestan County.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,353 in 2,043 households. The most populous of its two villages was Meymanatabad, with 5,821 people. The village of Riyeh had a population of 1,532.[2]
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