The neighbourhoods of Karol Bagh and Rajendra Nagar are respectively on the northern and southern sides of the road.
The Blue Line of the Delhi Metro runs overhead along the entire length of the road.
Two metro stations - Rajendra Place and Karol Bagh - are located on Pusa Road.
In 1936, Pusa Institute (as it was popularly called) was set up outside the urban limits of Delhi, on what used to be prime agricultural land.
These have been described as "desi bungalows", and have a unique niche in the historical and architectural history of the city and they are big, high value properties.
For some years, until Chanakyapuri was ready for occupancy, Pusa Road was home to some foreign missions in the newly independent country.
[5] In the mid to late 1950s, land on Pusa Road was allotted to a number of hospitals and schools.