At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Behabad District of Bafq County) was 1,523 in 484 households.[6] There were 2,130 inhabitants in 744 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Behabad County. The rural district was transferred to the new Asfyj District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,765 in 635 households. The most populous of its 38 villages was Banestan, with 706 people.[2]
^"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.