At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 12,641 in 3,041 households.[6] There were 12,073 inhabitants in 3,288 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 11,002 in 3,307 households. The most populous of its 33 villages was Shahini, with 1,663 people.[2]
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