At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Dalgan District of Iranshahr County) was 3,708 in 750 households.[6] There were 3,193 inhabitants in 717 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Dalgan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,206 in 834 households. The most populous of its 38 villages was Hudian, with 383 people.[2]