At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Davarzan District of Sabzevar County) was 8,531 in 2,550 households.[5] There were 8,213 inhabitants in 2,691 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,771 in 1,365 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Davarzan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The most populous of its 42 villages was Sad Kharv, with 2,670 people.[2]