It is located in the northwest direction of the Janjira fort at a distance of about 4 km.

[2] Padmadurg, along with Underi fort, was re-captured by the Marathas (under Raghuji Angre) from the Siddis of Janjira in 1759.

The fort was not only a part of Sindhudurg's defenses but was also Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's main ship construction yard.

[citation needed] There was a belt of land from Dandi seashore to Padmadurga but it got blown away under the water in 2004.

The fort is included in the protected monuments list of Archaeological Survey of India, but as of 2011, the fort and the area is in neglected state and ASI is unable take restoration work for want of resources.