At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Raz and Jargalan District of Bojnord County) was 13,965 in 3,297 households.[5] There were 14,813 inhabitants in 3,879 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 5,203 in 1,566 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Raz and Jargalan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Gholaman District.[3] The most populous of its four villages was Gholaman, with 2,867 people.[2]
^ abRahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 29 September 2013]. Distributional changes in North Khorasan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 185757/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.