The present study to access the socio-economic aspects of beneficiaries and non-beneficiary on watershed management implemented with especial reference to the purpose in selected both districts from the Nagaland state viz; Dimapur and Kohima; as both were selected purposely due to the maximum number of area covered under watershed in the zone further two blocks from each district were randomly selected, which was finally having 8 numbers of watersheds areas were selected. In the second stage of sampling a multi stage random sampling was used for the selection of beneficiary and non-beneficiary viz; 160 respondents (80 beneficiaries and 80 non-beneficiaries) were selected randomly from identified watershed areas. Further the beneficiaries were doing primary, secondary and tertiary occupation on small and medium group, were as large were engaged as primary and secondary occupation only. | Effects of socio-economic and occupation on beneficiary and non-beneficiary water-shed management catchment areas in the state of Nagaland, India