At the time of the 2006 National Census, the district's population (as a part of Qaen County) was 11,926 in 3,150 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 11,237 people in 3,210 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the district as 10,952 inhabitants in 3,310 households,[2] by which time it had been separated from the county in the establishment of Zirkuh County.[3]
^Aref, Mohammad Reza (4 July 1396) [Approved 22 March 1381]. Reforms and changes in the following divisions in Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.77505; Letter 58537/T26118AH; Notification 12380/T25503K. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.