At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Bam County) was 12,059 in 2,987 households.[6] There were 6,914 inhabitants in 1,878 households at the following census of 2011,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Narmashir County.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,427 in 1,977 households. The most populous of its 17 villages was Jalalabad, with 1,359 people.[2]
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^Aref, Mohammada Reza (25 April 1400) [Approved 25 November 1383]. Divisional reforms and changes in Kerman province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.50870; Letter 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.