At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Jolgeh Zaveh District of Torbat-e Heydarieh County) was 17,423 in 4,287 households.[5] There were 17,038 inhabitants in 4,858 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zaveh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 15,968 in 4,808 households. The most populous of its 70 villages was Karizak-e Nagahani, with 2,920 people.[2]