At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 9,650 in 2,457 households.[5] There were 10,007 inhabitants in 2,634 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,975 in 1,790 households, by which time it had been separated from the district in the formation of Doreh District.[3] The most populous of its 56 villages was Doreh (now a city),[7] with 2,431 people.[2]
^ abRahimi, Mohammad Reza (7 October 2016) [Approved 5 April 2013]. Approval letter regarding the national divisions of Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 29247/42/1/4/1; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 83493/T44693K. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.