For the city in South Khorasan province, see Tabas. For the administrative division of Yazd province, see Tabas County. For other places with a similar name, see Tabas.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Khoshab District of Sabzevar County) was 11,822 in 3,342 households.[5] There were 11,105 inhabitants in 3,413 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Khoshab County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 9,915 in 3,367 households. The most populous of its 94 villages was Now Deh-e Arbab (now a city),[8] with 3,470 people.[2]
After the census, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Now Deh-e Anqolab District.[3]
^Rahimi, Mohammadreza (28 February 2013) [Approved 28 June 1389]. Approval letter regarding definitions and national divisions in Sabzevar County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 29266/42/1/4/1; Notification 149133/T44704H. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.