At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Taleqan District of Savojbolagh County, Tehran province) was 9,873 in 2,779 households.[4] In 2010, the county was separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province.[5] The district was separated from the county in the establishment of Taleqan County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,271 in 859 households. The most populous of its 24 villages was Zidasht, with 816 people.[2]
^Larijani, Ali (16 April 1389). "Alborz province establishment law". lamtakam.com (Lam to Kam) (in Persian). Guardian Council. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.