At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as Kuhdasht Rural District of the former Miandorud District of Sari County) was 20,601 in 5,213 households.[7] There were 10,563 in 3,109 households at the following census of 2011,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Miandorud County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District and renamed Kuhdasht-e Sharqi Rural District. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 10,236 in 3,313 households. The most populous of its 21 villages was Jam Khaneh, with 5,173 people.[2]
^"INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
^Habibi, Hassan (13 July 2013) [Approved 10 May 1375]. The transformation of Surak village under Sari County in Mazandaran province to Surak city. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.7330; Notification 121342/T17236K. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.