Planning and Location
It is divided into four major blocks namely A,B,C and D which are then divided into sub-blocks e.g. A1, A2, A3, B, C1, C-2, C-2, C-3, C-4, C-4-A, C-4-D, C-5-A and so on, B block is the only block to have dual alphabet blocks - BA, BB, BC, BD, BE and BF. It is one of the biggest planned residential colonies in Asia and consists of both DDA flats and private houses (Kothis). Janakpuri shares its boundaries with Tilak Nagar, Fateh Nagar, Virender Nagar, Najafgarh Road (Shivaji Marg), Pankha Road, Lajwanti Garden, Vishnu Garden, Station Road (Carippa Marg), and Delhi Cantonment.
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