At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 7,297 in 1,989 households.[5] There were 8,062 inhabitants in 2,285 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,070 in 2,216 households. The most populous of its 31 villages was Chalu, with 1,846 people.[2]
^Habibi, Hassan (20 July 2013) [Approved 26 February 1389]. Approval of reforms in the rural districts of Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 14034.1.5.53; Notification 40166/T41K. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.