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 3,785 in 946 households.[6] There were 3,422 inhabitants in 1,025 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 Central District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 4,160 in 1,253 households. The most populous of its 72 villages was Ahmadabad, with 1,260 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.