At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 20,962 in 5,067 households.[5] There were 22,445 inhabitants in 6,241 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 22,393 in 6,646 households. The most populous of its 35 villages was Mohammadabad, with 4,548 people.[2]
^Aref, Mohammad Reza (4 July 1396) [Approved 22 March 1381]. Reforms and changes in the following divisions in Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.77505; Letter 58537/T26118AH; Notification 12380/T25503K. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.