Though majority of Iraqis in India follow Hanafi school of thought and Fiqh (Jurispudence), a sizeable number of them are instead of the Hanbali school of thought. Most of these Iraqis live in Eastern Uttar Pradesh region of Northern India. They are highly concentrated in Jajmau area of Kanpur and Park Circus and Topsia area of Kolkata for purpose of leather tanning and manufacturing.[1] Kotwari in Ballia district had the richest population of Iraqi biradri until when they migrated to Kanpur and Kolkata.