Baratang is a large island and is one of the five landmasses which form the archipelago of Andaman. The Lighthouse is situated on the eastern entrance to the Andaman Strait.
The Andaman Strait eastern entrance is not far from Port Blair and can be easily approached by machine boats during the fair season. The Lighthouse personnel visit the Lighthouse regularly by the Lighthouse tender M.V. Pradeep.
Prior to this Lighthouse there were only Tree marks for identifying the entrance. The Lighthouse Trestle Tower was erected during 1984-85. The DA gas burner and 300 mm optical equipment with sun valve was installed over the tower and the light was commissioned on 30th March 1985. On 21st March 1996 the modern solar powered equipment with Halogen lamp and electronic controls was commissioned in place of the DA gas equipment |
