At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Khafr District of Jahrom County) was 7,281 in 1,764 households.[6] There were 8,080 inhabitants in 2,258 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,650 in 2,666 households. The most populous of its 35 villages was Gel Berenji, with 1,679 people.[2]
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khafr County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[4]
^"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.