At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Khafr District of Jahrom County) was 4,214 in 1,112 households.[6] There were 3,632 inhabitants in 1,070 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,893 in 1,295 households. The most populous of its 26 villages was Kereft, with 1,390 people.[2]
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khafr County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[4]
^"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.