At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 35,213 in 8,500 households.[5] There were 38,919 inhabitants in 9,666 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 21,789 in 6,146 households, by which time portions of the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Qaleh Now District.[7] The most populous of its 37 villages was Quch Hesar, with 6,888 people.[2]
^Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (20 June 2014) [Approved 24 March 2013]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Ray County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 49309/42/1/4; Notification 124413/T46952K. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.