At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Biyaban District of Minab County) was 11,311 in 1,909 households.[6] There were 12,898 inhabitants in 2,800 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sirik County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,846 in 2,343 households. The most populous of its 19 villages was Sham Ju, with 1,280 people.[2]
^ abDavodi, Parviz (14 April 2018) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Hormozgan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 158927/T38028K. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.