At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of Buin Zahra County) was 5,478 in 1,457 households.[5] There were 6,065 inhabitants in 1,943 households at the following census of 2011.[6] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 6,709 in 2,219 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Avaj County.[3] The most populous of its 32 villages was Kolanjin, with 1,080 people.[2]