At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Alamarvdasht District) was 6,259 in 1,314 households.[7] There were 6,757 inhabitants in 1,752 households at the following census of 2011.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 8,611 in 2,529 households. The most populous of its 25 villages was Kheyrgu (now a city),[6] with 1,821 people.[2]
After the census, the rural district was separated from the district in the establishment of Kheyrgu District.[4]
^ abJahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 26 May 2019]. Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Lamerd County of Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 44214. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^Habibi, Hassan (8 September 1391) [Approved 31 January 1372]. Creating reforms in Fars province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.41.12929; Notification 1742/T95K. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
^ abFazli, Rahmani (31 January 2021). The Minister of the Interior agreed to transform the village of Kheyrgu into a city (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior – via moi.ir/news/148117/وزیر-کشور-با-تبدیل-روستای-خیرگو-به-شهر-موافقت-کرد. Dr. Rahmani Fazli, in a notification to Fars Governor Rahimi, agreed to convert Kheyrgu village, the center of Kheyrgu District of Lamerd County, into a city