At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Gerash District of Larestan County)[a] was 6,564 in 1,446 households.[7] There were 5,767 inhabitants in 1,666 households at the following census of 2011,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gerash County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District,[9] and six months later was transferred to the new Arad District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,443 in 1,610 households. The most populous of its 11 villages was Arad (now a city),[10] with 5,094 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.
^Letter of approval regarding changing the name of Lar County to Larestan. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. c. 2022 [Approved 7 October 1398]. Proposal 1.42.25950; Notification 31592T24775H. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council.
^Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 11 November 2018]. Creation of Gerash County in the center of Gerash city in Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 156861/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.