Hezarmasjed Rural District

Hezarmasjed Rural District is in Hezarmasjed District of Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Kalu. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Hasanabad, now the city of Hasanabad-e Layen-e Now.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 6,010 in 1,428 households. There were 5,772 inhabitants in 1,578 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,075 in 1,869 households. The most populous of its 18 villages was Hasanabad-e Layen-e Now, with 2,872 people.
After the census, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Hezarmasjed District.
Ethnically, the population is a mixture of Kurds and Turkmens, with a smaller Persian population.