At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District of Ardal County) was 3,286 in 739 households.[5] There were 3,060 inhabitants in 783 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Kiar County and transferred to the new Naghan District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,739 in 813 households. The most populous of its 24 villages was Adelabad, with 525 people.[2]
^OpenStreetMap contributors (30 August 2024). "Naghan Rural District (Kiar County)" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
^ abDavodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Reforms of country divisions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 58538/T26118AH. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.