At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Bajestan District of Gonabad County) was 6,334 in 1,584 households.[5] There were 2,875 inhabitants in 813 households at the following census of 2011,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bajestan County. The rural district was transferred to the new Yunesi District.[3] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 2,969 in 896 households. The most populous of its 41 villages was Marandiz, with 2,902 people.[2]
^ abDavodi, Parviz (29 October 2019) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Gonabad County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 161409/T38028K. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.