At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 31,337 in 7,553 households.[5] There were 40,300 inhabitants in 10,493 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 54,630 in 14,711 households. The most populous of its 84 villages was Shahpur Jan, with 10,280 people.[2]