At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Jaleq District[b] of Saravan County) was 1,278 in 334 households.[5] There were 1,123 inhabitants in 282 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,877 in 803 households. The most populous of its 24 villages was Naranu, with 718 people.[2]
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Golshan County and renamed the Central District.[3]