After the 2006 National Census, villages were separated from the Central District in the formation of Babaheydar District, and Sarab-e Olya Rural District was created in the new district.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2011 census, the rural district's population was 1,623 inhabitants in 369 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,302 in 339 households. The most populous of its 14 villages was Kavanak, with 257 people.[2]