Eskelabad Rural District

Eskelabad Rural District is in the Central District of Taftan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Eskelabad.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the former Nukabad District of Khash County) was 6,527 in 1,461 households. There were 6,295 inhabitants in 1,578 households at the following census of 2011. The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 6,015 in 1,800 households. The most populous of its 72 villages was Deh-e Pabid, with 1,213 people.

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Taftan County, which was divided into three districts of two rural districts each, with Nukabad as its capital and only city.