At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 4,845 in 995 households.[6] There were 4,158 inhabitants in 1,012 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,956 in 1,093 households. The most populous of its 25 villages was Qaleh Kohneh, with 462 people.[2]
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