After the 2006 National Census, some villages were separated from the Central District in the formation of Babaheydar District, and Sarab-e Sofla Rural District was created in the new district.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2011 census, the rural district's population was 7,147 inhabitants in 1,974 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,413 in 1,863 households. The most populous of its three villages was Filabad (now a city),[4] with 4,656 people.[2]