At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 519 in 128 households, when it was in Langarud Rural District of the former Abbasabad District of Tonekabon County. The following census in 2011 counted 466 people in 129 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Abbasabad County. Valikestan was transferred to Langarud-e Gharbi Rural District created in the new Central District. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 567 people in 178 households.
^Valikestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3841222" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ Davodi, Parviz (c. 2023) [Approved 3 March 1388]. Divisional reforms and changes in Mazandaran province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 154154/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
