At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Khusf District of Birjand County) was 4,118 in 1,119 households.[5] There were 3,896 inhabitants in 1,141 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,425 in 1,083 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khusf County. The rural district was transferred to the new Jolgeh-ye Mazhan District.[3] The most populous of its 57 villages was Qaleh Zari, with 1,288 people.[2]
^Habibi, Hassan (20 July 2013) [Approved 26 February 1389]. Approval of reforms in the rural districts of Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 14034.1.5.53; Notification 40166/T41K. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.