At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Zarqan District of Shiraz County) was 9,085 in 2,205 households.[6] There were 8,289 inhabitants in 2,268 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,554 in 2,188 households. The most populous of its 39 villages was Shul, with 2,438 people.[2]
In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, and the rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[4]
^"INCSGN Search". Iranian National Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names (in Persian). Tehran: National Cartographic Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019.