Shahrud Rural District (Persian: دهستان شاهرود) is in Shahrud District of Khalkhal County,[3] Ardabil province, Iran.

[4] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 1,864 in 574 households.

[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 1,213 in 479 households.

The most populous of its four villages was Derav, with 439 people.

This Khalkhal County location article is a stub.