Gopi, Nithya, Shilpa, Renu, Gowtham, Priya, Prasanth and Sridhar are sitting around a square table in such a way that four of them sit at four corners of the square while four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. The ones who sit at the four corners face the center while those who sit in the middle of the sides face outside. Two females sit in the middle of the sides and two at the corners. Shilpa sits second to the left of Prasanth. Prasanth sits in the middle of one of the sides. Gopi sits fourth to the right of his wife and his wife is not an immediate neighbour of Shilpa or Prasanth. Nithya sits third to right of her husband. Nithya does not sit at any of the corners. Only Renu sits between Nithya and Sridhar. Sridhar is the husband of Shilpa. Gowtham is a male.
How many people sit between Nithya and Gopi when counted in anti-clockwise direction from Nithya ?