It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil.
Before the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the village was home to 103 Shompens.
[2] However, by the time of the 2011 census, only 10 people were left in the village.
According to the 2011 census of India, Shompen Village-A has 2 households.
The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 0%.