Janakpuri sits on both the Blue and Magenta lines of the Delhi Metro, with Janakpuri West serving as the interchange station right at the District Centre. Janakpuri East and Dabri Mor-Janakpuri South add two more stations, putting most blocks within walking distance of a platform.

The Magenta Line runs straight through to IGI Airport Terminal 1, about 9.5 km away, while the Outer Ring Road, Najafgarh Road, Pankha Road and the Dwarka Expressway connect the locality to Dwarka, 6 km away, Rohini and Gurugram by road.

Janakpuri houses a mix of government and private schools across its blocks, including Kendriya Vidyalaya, several Sarvodaya Vidyalayas, New Era Public School, St. Marks Senior Secondary Public School, St.

Francis de Sales School, DTEA Senior Secondary School and Lawrence Public School. Bharti College, a women's constituent college of Delhi University, and Maharaja Surajmal Institute, affiliated with GGSIPU, are also located in the neighbourhood, giving residents access to higher education without leaving the area.

The Janakpuri District Centre is the commercial spine of the locality, a DDA-built complex of office towers, retail shops and showrooms selling apparel, handicrafts and jewellery.

It functions as a regional office and retail hub for West Delhi, drawing trading firms, service providers and professional offices, alongside the neighbourhood's many local block markets and a large weekly Saturday market.

Dilli Haat Janakpuri, the third and largest of Delhi Tourism's open-air craft bazaars, sits within the locality on Lal Sai Marg.

Spread over 8 acres, it combines craft stalls, food counters from across India and abroad, an exposition hall and an 800-seat air-conditioned auditorium, drawing visitors from across the city for its markets and cultural events.

Everyday entertainment in Janakpuri centres on its block markets, cinema halls and shopping complexes along Najafgarh Road and Pankha Road, alongside the weekly Saturday craft-and-produce market that spreads across several C-block streets.

The locality's numerous block parks, including the B-Block District Park with its musical fountain and food stalls, and the Dusshera Ground, add open-air recreation space close to home.

Planned in the late 1960s as one of Asia's largest residential colonies, Janakpuri is laid out in four main blocks, each with its own DDA housing, retail pocket and park.

BSES Rajdhani supplies electricity and the Delhi Jal Board manages water, while the locality has its own fire station, post offices in every block, dispensaries, and a sub-registrar office at the Janakpuri Authority office near the District Centre.