Jirkatang is a small village in the South Andaman District of the Andaman and Nicobar islands union territory in India. Jirkatang is located along the National Highway 4 (India) and has a check post. Jirkatang on Google Maps is shown as 'Jirkatang Camp No. 7'.^[1] Jirkatang, following the National Highway 4, is about 44 kilometres (27 miles) away from the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Port Blair. A regular trip between the two places would take around 40 minutes.^[2]