At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Meyami District of Shahrud County) was 6,524 in 1,791 households.[6] There were 5,358 inhabitants in 1,623 households at the following census of 2011.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,817 in 2,233 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Meyami County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The most populous of its 118 villages was Mohammadabad, with 1,397 people.[2]
^ abRahimi, Mohammadreza (3 July 1390) [Approved 6 February 1390]. Letter of approval regarding national divisions in Semnan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 13216/M; Notification 115040/T36080H. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Council.