At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 19,030 in 3,925 households.[5] There were 21,460 inhabitants in 5,649 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 22,020 in 6,017 households. The most populous of its 14 villages was Ataabad, with 5,333 people.[2]
^Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 31 January 1379]. Creating divisional changes and reforms in Golestan province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.42.7194; Notification 31649/21627AH. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.