At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Kuhsorkh District of Kashmar County) was 4,684 in 1,411 households.[5] There were 3,947 inhabitants in 1,346 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,586 in 1,323 households. The most populous of its 101 villages was Tarq, with 1,507 people.[2]
In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhsorkh County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Barrud District.[3]