Assam is divided into 6 agro climatic zones based on physical and physiographic characteristics viz., North Bank Plains zone, Upper Brahmaputra Valley Zone, Central Brahmaputra Valley, Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone, Barak Valley Zone and Hills Zone, and Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Karbi Anglong is situated in the Hills Zone.

The Hills Zone is comprised of two districts i.e., Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills with a total area of 15,222 sq km. Karbi Anglong is the biggest district of Assam with an area of 10,332 sq km. The average density of population in the zone is 53 persons per sq km.. Of the total covered area Karbi Anglong and N.C. Hills districts occupy 66 % and 54 % respectively. This Zone has a population of 8,13,524 (1991).

Background of KVK: The second education commission (1964-66) under the chairmanship of Dr D S Kothari, recommended for the establishment of agricultural poly technique to provide vocational education in agriculture to scool drop outs and other rural youths. Afetr careful deliberation by the ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture and the planning commission and as a follow up of the recommendation.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR) appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Dr mohan Singh Mehta of Seva Mandir , Udaipur in 1973 for formulating the institutional design of Krishi Vigyan Kedras (KVK) for providing vocational training in agriculture.