It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

[5] the island is lying 184 km (114 mi) north from Port Blair.

The island is located in Aerial Bay, near Diglipur, and is part of Aerial Bay Islands.

[6] The lighthouse on the island was commissioned in 1973, on the slopes of Bopung Hill at an altitude of 40 metres (130 feet).

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