At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 10,439 in 2,386 households.[5] There were 9,577 inhabitants in 2,567 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,658 in 2,520 households. The most populous of its 22 villages was Shahrak-e Qaleh Juq-e Bozorg, with 1,341 people.[2]
^Habibi, Hassan (22 September 2014) [Approved 17 June 1374]. Divisional reforms within Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.11868; Notification 8204/T14712K. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.