At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Galikash District of Minudasht County) was 3,239 in 818 households.[5] There were 3,317 inhabitants in 914 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Galikash County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 3,899 in 1,158 households. The most populous of its 10 villages was Penu, with 530 people.[2]