Wheat based cropping system is one of the major cropping system of India responsible for meeting food requirement of the millions. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the leading cereal crop among all the food grains for the majority of the country’s population. India is the second largest producer of wheat. The present study was conducted in Nainital district in Uttarakhand. The state ranks at ninth place in the country in terms of Wheat production. Wheat is the most dominant crop of Nainital district yet it produces only 7.95 percent (0.07 million tonnes) of the total wheat production in Uttarakhand. Primary data used in the study was collected from 90 sample farmers. Three major cropping systems namely, CS I (Rice-Wheat), CS II (Maize-Wheat), CS III (Soybean-Wheat) were taken for the study. The study aimed to examine the socio-economic status, resource use efficiency of wheat based cropping systems and constraints faced by the sample farmers. Average size of cultivated land was 1.13 ha. The value of MVP/MIC for seeds (2.008), FYM (1.828), PPC (4.474), machine power (1.004) came out to be greater than unity indicated under utilization of these resources for the CS I. In CS II the value of MVP/MIC for fertilizers (-2.501) and machine power (-2.847) were less than unity implies that these resources were over utilized. However, for FYM and PPC value of MVP/MIC came out to be 7.313 and 9.973. In case of CS III seeds (28.80), FYM (5.59), PPC (4.35) and machine power (1.41) values MVP/MIC came out to be greater than unity indicated the under utilization of these resources. While, in case of irrigation (-26.50) it was less than unity revealed the over utilization of resources. The study revealed that problems of rats and rodents, pest and disease attack, high machinery cost, problem of wild animals were major constraints faced by the sample farmers.