At the time of the 2006 National Census, Shakht ol Khan's population was 1,203 in 214 households, when it was a village in Darkhoveyn Rural District of the Central District.[2]
In 2007, the village of Darkhoveyn merged with the villages of Shakht ol Khan and Yukhan to form the new city of Darkhoveyn.[3] The city was separated from the district in the formation of Darkhoveyn District in 2012.[4]
^Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Turning the villages of Darkhoveyn and Chavibdeh into cities. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 42/1/42/136214; Letter 58538/T26118AH. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
^Rahimi, Mohammadreza (15 January 2013) [Approved 19 July 1391]. Approval letter regarding national divisions in Khuzestan province(PDF). rrk.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Resolution 158802/T38854AH; Notification 205939/T45312H. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.