At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 2,024 in 497 households.[6] There were 4,787 inhabitants in 850 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,135 in 981 households. The most populous of its 103 villages was Heshmatiyeh, with 2,868 people.[2]
In 2018, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Bahman and Soghad District.[4]