At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 6,399 in 1,491 households.[5] There were 6,348 inhabitants in 1,693 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,587 in 1,873 households. The most populous of its 37 villages was Shurak-e Maleki, with 1,151 people.[2]
^Habibi, Hassan (5 December 1390) [Approved 29 August 1370]. Approval of reforms in the villages of Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 9013.1.4.42; Letter 907-93808; Notification 48853/T123K. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.