At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the Central District) was 5,951 in 1,489 households.[6] There were 7,083 inhabitants in 1,931 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the formation of Jannat District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,472 in 2,236 households. The most populous of its 60 villages was Qaleh Biyaban, with 1,657 people.[2]
^"INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.
^ abCreation of Jannat District in the center of Jannat Shahr in Darab County of Fars province (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. c. 2010 [Approved 15 February 1389] – via qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/171950. Jannat District is located in the center of Jannat Shahr, including the rural districts of Qaryah ol Kheyr and Qaleh Biyaban in the county of Darab, Fars province...